JURIST Supported by the University of Pittsburgh
PAPER CHASE NEWSBURSTDigest RSS feedFull RSS feed
Serious law. Primary sources. Global perspective.


Thursday, January 13, 2005

Military court hearing ends for Navy SEAL implicated in Abu Ghraib scandal
Amit Patel at 11:02 AM ET

[JURIST] A five-day military court hearing for an unidentified Navy SEAL [official military website] lieutenant accused of abusing an Iraqi prisoner at Abu Ghraib [JURIST Hot Topic] prison has concluded. Prosecutors said actions by the lieutenant were "unacceptable by any standard," while the officer's lawyer argued nothing he did warranted a court-martial. Navy's top SEAL, Rear Admiral Joe Maguire [official profile], will now decide whether the officer will face a court-martial. The SEAL is accused of assault, maltreatment and conduct unbecoming an officer related to the handling of prisoners. Much of the evidence presented by the prosecution centered on Iraqi Manadel al-Jamadi [Wikipedia photos], a suspect in the bombing of a Red Cross facility. Al-Jamadi, who was captured by SEALs during a joint CIA-special operations mission in November 2003,died a few hours later under CIA interrogation in the shower room at Abu Ghraib prison. Prosecutors said the lieutenant posed in degrading photos with the handcuffed and hooded prisoner. Additionally, an ex-SEAL, who served under the lieutenant in Iraq, testified that he saw the lieutenant abuse prisoners, including al-Jamadi, three different times. AP has more.






Link |  | print | subscribe | RSS feeds | latest newscast | Facebook page

For more legal news check the Paper Chase Archive...


LATEST LEGAL NEWS

 African leaders to request Kenyan leaders be tried domestically
3:03 PM ET, May 24

 Nokia files patent infringement suit against HTC
12:38 PM ET, May 24

 Tenth Circuit hears Hobby Lobby appeal of health care ruling
11:51 AM ET, May 24

 click for more...

Get JURIST legal news delivered daily to your e-mail!

LATEST FORUM

The War on Terror and the Need for Muslim Support
DOMESTIC
Faisal Kutty
Valparaiso University Law School

ABOUT

Paper Chase is JURIST's real-time legal news service, powered by a team of 30 law student reporters and editors led by law professor Bernard Hibbitts at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. As an educational service, Paper Chase is dedicated to presenting important legal news and materials rapidly, objectively and intelligibly in an accessible, ad-free format.

CONTACT

Paper Chase welcomes comments, tips and URLs from readers. E-mail us at JURIST@jurist.org