Pentagon ignores criminal charges against Rumsfeld
AFP, Washington
The Pentagon on Tuesday brushed off a criminal complaint filed in Germany seeking an investigation into the roles played by US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and other top administration officials in the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal. A Pentagon spokesman said eight major inquiries have been conducted into the prisoner abuse scandal, and three more reports are pending. "Results show the actions depicted in the Abu Ghraib abuse photos were not the result of US policy," said the spokesman. "A number of criminal investigations have also been conducted, and continue to be conducted, to ensure those who've engaged in misconduct are held accountable," he said. The New York-based Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and Berlin's Republican Lawyers' Association filed a criminal complaint in Berlin against top US officials on behalf of four Iraqis who were alleged to have been mistreated by US soldier.
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