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US charges ex-Abu Ghraib officer

The US military has charged the former head of the interrogation centre at Baghdad’s Abu Ghraib prison over the abuse of Iraqi detainees.

Lt-Col Steven Jordan has been charged with seven offences including maltreatment of prisoners.

He is the first officer charged with criminal offenses for the atrocities of Abu Ghraib.

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