US soldier to admit prisoner abuse charges

A US Army reservist charged with abusing Iraqi detainees at the Abu Ghraib prison is to plead guilty to some offences.

Staff Sgt Ivan “Chip” Frederick, of the Maryland-based 372nd Military Police Company, said in a statement given to The Associated Press yesterday by his lawyer: “I have accepted responsibility for my actions at Abu Ghraib prison. I will be pleading guilty to certain charges because I have concluded that what I did was a violation of law”.