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September 29, 2005
US: Judge Orders Release of Abu Ghreib Pictures
In the US today, only a day after Lynndie England was sentenced to three years imprisonment for her part in the Abu Ghreib prisoner-abuse scandal, a District Court Judge in Manhattan has ordered the release of the remaining photographs and video evidence of Abu Ghreib abuse. A year ago, leaked photographs of England and others humiliating Iraqi detainees were leaked from a larger collection, which so far has been seen only by US politicians and military. Judge Alvin Hellerstein ordered that photographs provided by Sgt Joseph Darby, according to Reuters should be made available. Previously, Judge Hellerstein had ordered the pictures to be made public, but the Defence Department appealed, claiming the images would incite more terrorism in Iraq.
Judge Hellerstein today argued that:
"the terrorists in Iraq do not need pretexts for their barbarism" and that America "does not surrender to blackmail and fear of blackmail is not a legally sufficient argument."He said that withholding the photos would be contrary to the American democratic freedoms that US troops were fighting for.
"Indeed, the freedoms we champion are as important to our success in Iraq and Afghanistan as the guns and missiles with which out troops are armed," Hellerstein said. "As President Bush said, we fight to spread freedom so the freedoms of Americans will be made more secure."The US government has 20 days in which to appeal.
Posted by Giraldus Cambrensis at September 29, 2005 5:51 PM
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