An Iraqi inmate who died at a U.S. detention camp
was an "ornery prisoner" who was beaten by several Marines, including
one on trial for allegedly kicking him in the chest, one of the camp's
jailers testified. Pfc. William Roy testified Wednesday that he and
defendant Sgt. Gary Pittman believed the 52-year-old inmate, Nagem
Hatab, had sold a rifle taken during the ambush of a U.S. Army convoy
that left 11 soldiers dead and led to the capture of Pfc. Jessica Lynch
and five others. Hatab was a "pretty ornery prisoner," Roy testified,
adding he believed reasonable and necessary force was used to subdue
him after he resisted commands and at one point got out of his flexible
handcuffs. [more ]
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