Iraq Prisoner Abuse Trial Is Postponed
Court-martial proceedings were postponed Monday for a Navy SEAL accused of prisoner abuse in a case that implicates the CIA in a detainee’s death at Baghdad’s Abu Ghraib prison.
The unnamed SEAL is accused of punching an Iraqi detainee in the arm and allowing his men to abuse the prisoner, who later died during CIA interrogation.
The trial was postponed to give attorneys time to resolve several issues, including how they will use classified material and witnesses. A new trial date was expected to be scheduled for May or June.
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