‘Many more US soldiers involved in torture’

SEVEN more US soldiers have been reprimanded in the alleged abuse of Iraqi prisoners, and the US officer who oversaw Baghdad’s notorious Abu Ghraib prison suggested that many more may be involved.

On the orders of General Ricardo Sanchez, commander of US forces in Iraq, six of the soldiers all officers and noncommissioned officers have received the most severe level of administrative reprimand in the US military, a military official said on condition of anonymity. A seventh officer was given a more lenient admonishment.

The official said he believed investigations of the officers were complete and they would not face further action or court martial. However, the reprimands could spell the end of their careers.