Abu Ghraib jail officer 'allowed' abuses

Fort Meade, Maryland: The highest-ranking officer charged with crimes at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq allowed detainee abuses and then lied about it, a general who investigated the scandal testified.

Maj Gen George Fay, who wrote a report on mistreatment of detainees at the prison, testified at a hearing on Monday to determine whether the director of the prison's interrogation centre should be court-martialled. Fay said his investigation found that Lt Col Steven L. Jordan was in charge of the centre, despite Jordan's insistence to Fay that he was just a liaison between the centre and superior officers. Fay said Jordan knew about some of the abuses and did not stop them.