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US soldier Charles Graner has been sentenced to ten years' imprisonment for playing a leading role in the abuse of prisoners in the Abu Ghraib jail near the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
A military jury in Texas found Mr Graner guilty on Friday. On Saturday they sentenced him to five years less than the 15-year maximum jail term demanded by the prosecution.
Mr Graner, together with his girlfriend Lynndie England, featured prominently in photographs showing the abuse and humiliation of Iraqi prisoners at the jail. The images caused an international outcry when they were published.
Throughout the trial the defendant and his lawyers insisted he was acting on orders from his superiors.
(rnw.nl)
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