US Army reservist Charles Graner, the reputed ringleader of a band of rogue guards at Baghdad’s notorious Abu Ghraib prison, was convicted tonight of abusing Iraqi detainees.

A military guard testified today that he saw Specialist Charles Graner Jr. punch an Iraqi detainee in the face a moment after a notorious photo was taken at Abu Ghraib prison.

A 10-MAN jury was selected yesterday in the military trial of the accused ringleader in the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal, Specialist Charles Graner.

Four US soldiers charged with abusing Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison face pre-trial hearings before an American military judge in Mannheim, Germany today and tomorrow.

A pre-trial hearing over the Abu Ghraib prison scandal began in Baghdad today.

US Army Specialist Jeremy Sivits pleaded guilty today to three counts of abuse in the first court-martial stemming from the torture of Iraqi prisoners at Baghdad’s Abu Ghraib prison.