Abu Ghraib officer 'knew about prison abuse'

The former commander of seven disgraced military police soldiers at Abu Ghraib said the only officer charged in the prisoner-abuse scandal was well aware of shocking conditions inside the prison in Iraq.

The testimony by Major Donald Reese on the second day of Lt Col Steven Jordan’s court martial at Fort Meade, Maryland, was some of the strongest evidence the US government has offered to support charges that Jordan wilfully failed to train, supervise and ensure that soldiers under his control followed interrogation rules.