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TAPE: EF03/0775 IN_TIME: 23:27:43 DURATION: 2:29 SOURCES: APTN RESTRICTIONS: DATELINE: Camp Bucca - 27/28 Aug 2003 SHOTLIST: QUALITY AS INCOMING 28 August 2003 1 Wide shot of tent and military vehicle at Camp Bucca 2 Various military personnel entering tent 3 US Army military personnel coming out of tent 4 SOUNDBITE: (English) - Major Victor Harris, US Army: This is the second day of the article 32 procedings and we've had about 20 witnesses testify so far A lot of evidence has come forward so that our investigating officer came make a good recommendation to the command as to what should happen with this particular case 5 More US Army military personnel coming out of tent 6 SOUNDBITE: (English) - Major Victor Harris, US Army: At sometime during these procedings there will be Iraqi EPWs (enemy prisoners of war) that will testify here on Camp 7 Harris walks away 8 Harris and personnel entering tent 9 Harris coming back out 10 Wide shot of Humvee and military 11 Personnel entering tent 12 Wide shot of POW camp 27 August 2003 13 Two of the defendants, Staff Sergeant Scott McKenzie and Lisa Girman, entering tent 14 Third defendant Shawna Edmondson watch towards tent 15 Shoulder shot of officer, pan to 4th defendant Timothy Canjar and his lawyer entering tent STORYLINE: The United States military continued its hearing on Thursday, into accusations against four US soldiers who allegedly abused Iraqi prisoners of war at a camp in May in the Iraqi southern port city of Umm Qasr Possible charges include dereliction of duty, assault and maltreatment of prisoners Three of the soldiers could also be charged with making a false official statement and one of them faces possible obstruction of justice counts The accused soldiers - 21 year old Specialist Timothy Canjar, 24 year old Shawna Edmondson, Master Sergeant Lisa Marie Girman, 35 and Staff Sergeant Scott A McKenzie, 38 - were all from the 320 Military Police Battalion The four were part of a unit that was transporting a bus load of captives to a prisoner of war processing center in Umm Qasr The hearing was being held in a tent set up at Camp Bucca, where the alleged abuse took place The hearing is the equivalent of a civilian grand jury investigation which will produce a nonbinding recommendation to be forwarded to senior military officials for a final judgment The families of the four accused soldiers have enlisted the help of politicians, veterans groups and friends to lobby for support and persuade the military to dismiss the charges The list of charges, obtained by The Associated Press, included kicking and striking Iraqi prisoners of war in the groin, face, abdomen and head, along with charges of holding prisoners and encouraging others to kick them