Judge: Lynndie England should face court martial

A US military judge has recommended a court martial for Private Lynndie England over the Iraq prison abuse scandal, but said the young army reservist was “easily led” and had been “heavily influenced” by an ex-boyfriend.

Judge: Lynndie England should face court martial
Wed, 22 Sep, 2004 - 08:07

A US military judge has recommended a court-martial for Private Lynndie England over the Iraq prison abuse scandal, but said the young army reservist was “easily led” and had been “heavily influenced” by an ex-boyfriend.

Army Reserve Col Denise Arn, who presided over England’s military pre-trial hearing at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, recommended that England be tried on 17 counts, including abuse and indecent acts stemming from photographs showing her smiling and gesturing at naked and hooded Iraqi prisoners at the Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad.

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CourtsHeathrowPlace: Fort Bragg, North CarolinaPlace: Abu Ghraib prisonPlace: BaghdadPlace: HoustonPlace: EnglandPerson: Lynndie EnglandPerson: Denise ArnPerson: ArnPerson: Charles GranerPerson: CplPerson: GranerPerson: Ivan FrederickPerson: Lt GenPerson: John VinesPerson: Lori HernandezPerson: Rick HernandezPerson: LynndiePerson: HernandezPerson: Douglas McNabbPerson: Dick CheneyPerson: Donald RumsfeldEvent: Iraq prison abuse scandalEvent: prison abuse scandalOrganisation: ArmyOrganisation: EnglandOrganisation: Pfc EnglandOrganisation: SPCOrganisation: 372nd Military Police CompanyOrganisation: Fort Bragg
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