Sabrina Harman
Sabrina Harman poses with a prisoner injured by a service dog
Sabrina Harman (born January 5, 1978 in Lorton , Virginia ) is a former American soldier .
Harman was a key figure in the Abu Ghuraib torture scandal . Together with Lynndie England and Charles Graner , she was involved in the torture and humiliation of inmates in Abu Ghuraib prison . She had herself photographed several times. The photos went public and sparked a wave of indignation. Among other things, she was in a photo with the body of the Iraqi Manadel al-Jamadi. This had been tortured to death by Americans and Harman had posed grinning over him.
Because of their violations of human rights , the soldier was from the Army discharged and sentenced to six months in prison. She has now been released.
literature
- Philip Gourevitch & Errol Morris: Exposure - The woman behind the camera at Abu Ghraib , The New Yorker -Website, March 17, 2008. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
Web links
Commons : Sabrina Harman - collection of images
Individual evidence
- ↑ Deadly CIA torture in Abu Ghraib to be re-examined , Süddeutsche Zeitung - website, June 11, 2011. Accessed November 2, 2014.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Harman, Sabrina |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American reservist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th January 1978 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lorton , Virginia , USA |