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Court-Martial Record: Specialist Roman Krol

Aug. 5, 2005 | DOA | OJAG | ACLU-RDI 1593
This Court Martial record discusses the court martial proceedings of Specialist Roman Krol, who was charged for offenses he committed while assigned to the Abu Ghraib Detention Facility on or about October 25, 2003. Specialist Roman Krol was arraigned and charged with a number of offenses, including, conspiracy, assault, and cruelty and maltreatment. Krol conspired with Staff Sergeant Ivan Frederick, II, Corporal Charles Graner, Jr., Specialist Armin J. Cruz, Specialist Sabrina Harman and others to abuse detainees at the Abu Ghraib Detention Facility. The abusive conduct, included, forcing detainees to perform physical activities in the nude, forcing detainees to crawl on the ground so their genitals would drag across the floor, pouring water on naked detainees, and throwing a football at detainees while they were naked, handcuffed and on a pile on the floor. Krol plead guilty to and was found guilty on all charges, except for a charge that he slapped the detainees. He was sentenced to a reduction in grade (Private), discharged for bad-conduct and he was sentenced to confinement for ten months. The record includes, among other documents, a chronology of events from the date of the first offense, the record of trial, transcripts of a CNN interview with Paula Zahn, and sworn statements.
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INCIDENTS OF ABUSE MENTIONED:
  • 2003-10-25, Abu Ghraib (Baghdad Correctional Facility (BCCF)), Iraq
    • On or about October 25, 2003, Specialist Roman Krol and other officers committed the following offenses: forced detainees to perform physical activities in the nude, forced detainees to crawl on the ground so their genitals would drag across the floor, poured water on naked detainees, and threw a football at detainees while they were naked, handcuffed and on a pile on the floor.