Wednesday of last week came the first war crimes tribunal for Jeremy Sivits (24), who is accused of mistreatment of prisoners, and the launch of its functions warrant for failure. He was sentenced to years in prison, reduced to their lowest level in rank, from private to first grade, and was released ARMED FORCES - these were the most severe punishment, which the tribunal was set Sivitsile. He must also testify at hearings held over the other soldiers.
The next day, were prosecuted, three U.S. soldiers tortured prisoners: Sergeants Ivan Frederick (37), and Javal Davis (26), and Private Charles Graner (35). None of them pleaded guilty or innocent. Frederick described his activities in "the preparation of prisoners for interrogation" and the defendants was the only one who was a prison guard training. He has been accused ebasündsates deeds. Charles Graner is the most charges - seven. He is known in the world with his girlfriend Lynndie England (21) reduced the prisoners of posturing with a smile in photographs. England has not yet been charged and he was five months pregnant back in the United States. Attorney Rose Mary Zapor is transmitted to the small, 30-day training and previous clerical work.
Shown in photos taken with other prisoners and was told that if you do not cooperate with us, you will see what happens to you. A Muslim man in front of a nude woman's shame. In order to increase the discount, they were the youngest, smallest for the woman. Psychological blackmail purposes sätiti men in sexual poses, because homosexuality is one of the greatest sins of Muslims. New York Times published a cover England, the testimony, which he said: "We felt it funny, and why did the pictures."
Charles Graner lawyer Guy Womack justified the defendants: "He exercised his commands like a good soldier." According to the Pentagon would not have been clearly illegal orders to fulfill.
Is still in doubt, Sabrina Harman and Megan Ambuhl.
The official report on torture
U.S. Gen. Antonio M. Taguba presented the 11th May the Senate in February completed a 53-page salaraportit. It focused on the Abu Ghraib prison and military activities. Interviewed 48 soldiers and prisoners.
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October to December 2003. many of the prisoners took place in a sadistic, blatant and abusive contingent leader. This systematic and illegal abuse of prisoners committed intentionally, several members of the military police.
Deliberate abuse of prisoners included:
The rusikahoobid, kicking and beating of prisoners, their bare feet after the jump;
b. naked male and female prisoners, filming and photographing;
c. forcing inmates to take a picture unambiguously sexual positions;
d. deprivation of prisoners' clothing and non-naked for several days;
e. naked male prisoners were forced to wear women's underwear;
f. and forcing prisoners to masturbate a man shooting;
g. a pile of naked male prisoners and their organization after the jump;
h. prisoners were forced to stand naked in the box, a bag on his head and wires attached fingers, toes, and penis attached;
i. the other prisoners were forced to rape, a 15-year jail for his foot was "I am a rapist" and take a picture;
J. dog's neck strap, placing naked prisoners and photographing female soldiers;
k. naisvangiga to guard a man;
l. The use of police dogs to intimidate prisoners and at least one case of severe injury;
m. Shooting prisoners died.
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told the Senate to justify interrogation techniques, and the deprivation of sleep, meals, and setting the prisoners torturously position adjustment is approved by Pentagon lawyers meetodid.Ta admitted that the abuse which is even more materials. The feasibility of the photo and video materials for simultaneous publication in order to end the crisis continued PR. Senator Lindsey Graham warned that the materials may be "rape and murder." Jane Harman added that he "saw cruel, sadistic torture".
Last week, the prisoners released in 1500 for four thousand prisoners at Abu Ghraib around the 300th Examples of these are still Arifjani, Doha (Kuwait), Bucca, Ganci, Vigilante and Talili air base camps. The only prisoner of war status is given to Saddam Hussein.
This article originally appeared in a newspaper Midweek 26th May 2004
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