The alleged mistreatment took place in November 2003 in the Al Muthanna province in southern Iraq where about 1,300 Dutch troops were stationed, Volkskrant said.''Things took place which do not comply with the rules,'' the newspaper quoted Defence Ministry spokesman Joop Veen as saying, adding he did not know whether Defence Minister Henk Kamp was made aware of what happened. ''It was a long time a