Sunday, February 22, 2009

In Baghdad, the newly opened prison Abu Ghraib ".

In Baghdad, after the reconstruction under its new name -" Baghdad Central Prison "- opened the prison Abu Ghraib", AFP reported citing the Ministry of Justice, Iraq.
Prison completely renovated - it has a gym, computer room, modern medical equipment, as well as the new center hits. It created a special game room for children whose parents will conduct visits with prisoners.
According to the MOJ, the new prison is fully consistent with international standards and can take from 12 to 15 thousand prisoners.
"Abu Ghraib" was closed in 2006 but in February 2008 the Iraqi authorities to which the Americans handed over the prison, decided to open it again, because almost nowhere to contain prisoners.
Notorious Abu Ghraib "was in 2004, after it became known that American soldiers entered Iraq a year earlier, humiliated prisoners in the prison.
According to the AFP, during the reign of Saddam Hussein's prison was used as a center for torture.

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