U.S. Army to court-martial Abu Ghraib officer
[[Image:Abu Ghraib 30.jpg|right|thumb|150px|One of the 2004 released images of abuse by U.S. soldiers in Abu Ghraib.]]

{{date|January 27, 2007}}

[[United States|U.S.]] [[w:Steven L. Jordan|Lt. Col. Steven Lee Jordan]] will be tried by a military court for his involvement in the [[w:Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse|Abu Ghraib prison abuse case]], the [[w:United States|U.S.]] Army announced yesterday. Jordan will stand trial on eight counts. The charges include cruelty, maltreatment of prisoners, disobeying a superior officer, willful dereliction of duty and making false statements. Jordan is the only U.S. officer charged in the Abu Ghraib case -eleven soldiers were previously sentenced up to 10 years in prison.

50-year-old Jordan, a reservist from [[Virginia]], ran the interrogation center in Abu Ghraib, the notorious prison just outside of [[w:Baghdad|Baghdad]]. Under his command, soldiers photographed naked prisoners in demeaning poses. The officer himself was not present in any of the pictures. Jordan faces a maximum sentence of 22 years for the eight charges combined.

==Related stories==
*An overview can be found on the "[[Portal:Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse affair|Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse affair]]" portal.

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0701270056jan27,1,3952800.story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed
|title=Abu Ghraib officer faces charges
|author=David Dishneau, AP
|pub=Chicago Tribune
|date=January 27, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nationworld/iraq/bal-te.abughraib27jan27,0,737309.story?coll=bal-nationworld-headlines
|title=Officer faces trial in Abu Ghraib case
|author=
|pub=Baltimore Sun
|date=January 27, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/army-orders-courtmartial/2007/01/27/1169788726392.html
|title=Army orders court-martial
|author=
|pub=The Age
|date=January 27, 2007}}

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{{commons|Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse images|Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse images}}

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One of the 2004 released images of abuse by U.S. soldiers in Abu Ghraib.

U.S. Lt. Col. Steven Lee Jordan will be tried by a military court for his involvement in the Abu Ghraib prison abuse case, the U.S. Army announced yesterday. Jordan will stand trial on eight counts. The charges include cruelty, maltreatment of prisoners, disobeying a superior officer, willful dereliction of duty and making false statements. Jordan is the only U.S. officer charged in the Abu Ghraib case -eleven soldiers were previously sentenced up to 10 years in prison.

50-year-old Jordan, a reservist from Virginia, ran the interrogation center in Abu Ghraib, the notorious prison just outside of Baghdad. Under his command, soldiers photographed naked prisoners in demeaning poses. The officer himself was not present in any of the pictures. Jordan faces a maximum sentence of 22 years for the eight charges combined.
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