A MILITARY jury in Texas today found US soldier Charles Graner guilty of abusing prisoners at the Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad.
The 10 enlisted soldiers and officers on the jury found Graner, 36, guilty of conspiracy, dereliction of duty, maltreatment, aggravated assault and indecent acts.
The charges related to incidents in which Graner beat prisoners, forced them to masturbate and piled them naked on top of each other.
He did not testify before the verdict was passed, but could do so before the jury sentences him, probably later today.
The court martial was held at the Fort Hood US army base in Texas. |