Rumsfeld faces lawsuit for alleged war crimes in Iraq From Roger Boyes in Berlin
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The star witness against Mr Rumsfeld is the former governor of Abu Ghraib prison, Janis Karpinski. ?When I arrived in 2003, the prison held under 500 Iraqis, but, within a month, after a visit by military intelligence, that number had jumped to 3,000,? said Mrs Karpinski.
?Within a further month, the prison was holding 7,800. There was no release procedure in place and most did not know why they were being held.?
She accused Mr Rumsfeld today of authorising the use of torture at the prison and effectively wresting the jail out of her control.
At a public hearing in Berlin today - to press home the prosecution case against Mr Rumsfeld - the former governor described how a senior military intelligence officer, Major General Geoffrey Miller, took command over the prison. He was, according to the case presented to a public hearing today, acting on the orders of Mr Rumsfeld to secure better and quicker intelligence from captured Iraqis.
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