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First Court-Martial Set for Iraq Prisoner Abuse Scandal

By Mary Louise Kelly
Published May 9, 2004 at 11:00 PM CDT

Spc. Jeremy Sivits of the 372nd Military Police Company will be the first soldier to face a court-marshal over abuses at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. The trial will be held in Baghdad and will be will open to the news media. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly reports.

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