Senator Hill denied misleading Parliament on May 11 when he said that the first Major O'Kane knew about abuse was when the US publicly revealed the investigation - even though Mr Howard conceded yesterday that the major had responded to "general concerns about conditions and treatment" from October.
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The Defence Department also released a statement last night saying its personnel were not aware of "serious mistreatment before the public report of the US investigation in January 2004".