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CIA Contractor Indicted in Prison Abuse

HeadlineJun 18, 2004

A federal grand jury has indicted a private contractor working for the CIA for beating to death a detainee in Afghanistan. This marks the first time a civilian has faced criminal charges related to the detainee torture scandal.

Meanwhile in Iraq, the US military has charged an army officer with the murder of a follower of Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr.

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