Top US general 'saw prison abuse', lawyer told

The commander of the military police company assigned to the notorious Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad is prepared to testify that the top US general in Iraq was present during some interrogations at the prison and witnessed some of the abuse, it is reported today.

The Washington Post, in a story first released on its website, said a military lawyer stated at an open hearing on April 2 that Captain Donald Reese told him that Lieutenant General Ricardo Sanchez and other senior military officers were aware of the abuse at the prison.