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The military judge in the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal has declared the jail site a crime scene and ordered that it not be destroyed for the duration of the trial.
In a speech late last month, U.S. President George W. Bush said the United States would build a modern maximum security prison to replace Abu Ghraib -- and that it would be demolished if the new Iraqi government agreed.
The motion Monday by Paul Bergrin, the civilian defense attorney for Sgt. Javal Davis, came during pre-trial hearings in the courts-martial proceedings against Davis and two other U.S. service members charged in the prison abuse scandal.
"The President of the United States went before the American people and he said 'I'm going to tear down the Abu Ghraib prison. I'm going to destroy it and level it,'" Bergrin said in an interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour.
"This judge had the integrity ... to tell the President of the United States, 'You're not touching that prison.'"
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In a speech late last month, U.S. President George W. Bush said the United States would build a modern maximum security prison to replace Abu Ghraib -- and that it would be demolished if the new Iraqi government agreed.
The motion Monday by Paul Bergrin, the civilian defense attorney for Sgt. Javal Davis, came during pre-trial hearings in the courts-martial proceedings against Davis and two other U.S. service members charged in the prison abuse scandal.
"The President of the United States went before the American people and he said 'I'm going to tear down the Abu Ghraib prison. I'm going to destroy it and level it,'" Bergrin said in an interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour.
"This judge had the integrity ... to tell the President of the United States, 'You're not touching that prison.'"
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