Ivan Frederick

Ivan Frederick II (born 1966) is a former staff sergeant in the United States Army. He was the highest in rank of the seven U.S. military police personnel who have been charged with torturing prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. He was the senior enlisted soldier at the prison from October to December 2003.

Ivan Frederick
Ivan Frederick interrogating a bound detainee in Abu Ghraib prison.
Born1966 (age 53–54)
Buckingham County, Virginia
Military career
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branch United States Army (Dishonorably discharged)
Years of service1984–2004[1]
RankPrivate
Unit372nd Military Police Company
Battles/warsOperation Iraqi Freedom
Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2011

Prior to his deployment to Iraq, Frederick was a corrections officer at Buckingham Correctional Center in Dillwyn, Virginia.[2][3]

Ivan Frederick's testimony before the court directly accused the Pentagon and its top managers and officials declaring them knowledgeable of everything that happened there and even more to order it in order to obtain information.[4]

In May 2004, Frederick pleaded guilty to conspiracy, dereliction of duty, maltreatment of detainees, assault, and indecent acts. He was sentenced to 8 years' confinement and loss of rank and pay, and he received a dishonorable discharge.[5][6][7]

He was released on parole in October 2007, after spending four years in prison.

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References
  1. Zimbardo, Philip (2007). The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil. New York: Random House. pp. 341.
  2. Dao, James; Lichtblau, Eric (May 8, 2004). "Soldier's Family Set in Motion Chain of Events on Disclosure". The New York Times. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
  3. "Torture ad Abu Ghraib, solo 6 mesi alla soldatessa della piramide umana". repubblica.it (in Italian). May 18, 2005.
  4. "Ivan Frederick - EcuRed". www.ecured.cu (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-11-06.
  5. "Detainee Abuse: Abu Ghraib Court Martial: Staff Sgt. Ivan Frederick, USA" Archived 2009-04-17 at the Wayback Machine Steven C. Welsh, Esq., CDI Research Analyst, October 26, 2004, International Security Law Project, Center for Defense Information
  6. "I asked for help and warned of this but nobody would listen". theguardian.com. May 1, 2004.
  7. "Eight years for US soldier who abused prisoners". theguardian.com. October 22, 2004.

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