We warned US of prisoner abuse, says Red Cross

The international Red Cross said today it had repeatedly asked US authorities to take action over prisoner abuse at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison before recent revelations about the way detainees were treated.

“We were aware of what was going on, and based on our findings we have repeatedly requested the US authorities to take corrective action,” said Nada Doumani, spokeswoman for the International Committee of the Red Cross, speaking from Amman, Jordan.