Five U.S. Soldiers Plea Guilty To Detainee Abuse

File photo shows a U.S soldier on guard at Abu Ghraib prison in the town of Abu Ghraib, west of Baghdad, September 26, 2005. (Wathiq Khuzaie/Pool/Reuters)
By Rueters December 20, 2005 at 12:00 AM

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BAGHDAD - Five U.S. Army Rangers court-martialed over charges of detainee abuse inIraq have pleaded guilty and been given punishments varying from 30 days to six months in confinement, the military said on Monday.

Two of the soldiers would receive a bad conduct discharge over the charges, which resulted from an investigation into allegations of abuse that took place on September 7, a statement said. It said the sentences were passed at courts-martial completed between December 8 and 13.

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