1st Trial in Iraq Abuses Set for May 19

World | May 10, 2004, Monday // 00:00

US military announced the first court-martial in the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse allegations, ordering a reservist to face a public trial in Baghdad on May 19. Spc. Jeremy C. Sivits of Hyndman will face a military court less than a month after photos of prisoners being abused and humiliated were first broadcast April 28. The trial would be held in the Baghdad Convention Center, which houses the coalition press office, and be open to media coverage.

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