Watch Newsnight's exclusive report on new claims of Iraqi prisoner abuse. 16 August 2005Fresh allegations of abuse of Iraqi prisoners by UK soldiers have been uncovered by BBC Two's Newsnight. Two brothers claim they were beaten and denied water and sleep after they were arrested in Basra and taken to a camp, weeks after military action began. Marhab and As'ad Zaaj-al-Saghir have not made an official complaint, but have asked to be compensated for the car and cash they say UK troops seized. The Ministry of Defence said it only investigated claims reported to it. A spokeswoman urged anyone with evidence of abuse to come forward so the allegations could be looked into. Marhab Zaaj-al-Saghir told the programme: "They lowered me down... while I was tied up, threw me on the floor and hit me with a stick. "You couldn't draw breath afterwards and I lost consciousness." He said he had then been urinated on. His brother As'ad also claimed he was tied up and abused. 'Electric shocks' Another...