The US Army has charged Lt. Col. Steven Jordan, who headed the interrogation center at Iraq 's Abu Ghraib jail, with maltreatment of detainees, interfering with investigators and other counts, making him the highest-ranking person charged in the scandal.
Ten low-ranking soldiers have been convicted in military courts in connection with the physical abuse and sexual humiliation of detainees at Abu Ghraib. Two officers senior to Jordan at Abu Ghraib have been disciplined by the Army, but neither faced criminal charges.
The Military District of Washington said in a statement Jordan had been charged with cruelty and maltreatment, dereliction of duty, wrongful interference with an investigation and other charges.