European Parliament Passes Landmark Directive on Platform Workers' Rights
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Prison Abuse Photos "Taken for Fun"
World | August 4, 2004, Wednesday // 00:00
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Pfc Lynndie England (L) arrives with her legal council at the Staff Judge Advocate Building on Fort Bragg. England is charged with 13 counts of abusing Iraqi detainees. Photo by AFP
A female US soldier told army investigators that photos of prisoners being abused in Iraq were taken "for fun". Private Lynndie England faces a number of charges, ranging from abusing prisoners at Abu Ghraib jail, to having photos of them in humiliating poses. The tribunal is to determine whether she should be court-martialled. She could face up to 38 years in prison if convicted. Her lawyers say she was acting under orders from superiors.
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