Soldiers charged in abuse scandal

TWO more US soldiers have been ordered to stand trial in the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal.

Sergeant Javal Davis, 26, of Maryland and Staff Sergeant Ivan L "Chip" Frederick II of Buckingham, Virginia, were ordered to undergo a general court-martial, Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt said. He said the trial date and venue had not been set.

Specialist Jeremy C Sivits, of Hyndman, Pennsylvania, goes on trial on May 19 before a special court-martial, which cannot levy as severe a sentence as a general court-martial.