The Gldani prison scandal was a political scandal in the country of Georgia involving the recorded abuse of inmates in the Georgian prison system. The videos detailed abuse similar to the Abu Ghraib scandal. The scandal was unique in Georgian history in that it was initially shared and discussed on social media, before the story began to appear on Georgia's largely pro-government television channels. On 18 September , after days of rumors on social media, Georgian national TV channels began broadcasting several video recordings of torture and rape in Gldani Prison in the capital of Georgia, Tbilisi. Upset by images of graphic prisoner abuse, protestors demanded justice and promised to continue their protests. Several persons suspected of inhumane treatment of prison inmates were detained and later convicted as a result of an investigation into the case.
Topics: Imperialism , Incarceration , Inequality. Places: Middle East. He lectures on international relations and Islamic politi- cal thought at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. The issues that I will cover in this article and the cases I would like to describe make for uncomfortable reading.
Sharif Mowlabocus does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under Creative Commons licence. In the case of the latter in particular, this was the first time many people had even heard of such a thing. Alongside the psychological effects of this torture, physical injuries were sustained by at least one detainee as a result of rectal feeding. There, prisoners were stripped naked, forced into submissive and degrading positions — such as bending over while pulling their buttocks apart — and threatened with anal rape.
A panel of four Army officers and four senior enlisted soldiers convicted Spc. Sabrina Harman on one count of conspiracy to maltreat detainees, four counts of maltreating detainees and one count of dereliction of duty. The year-old reservist from Lorton, Va. The jury also found that Harman did not commit two of the nine acts that were part of the dereliction charge, but she was convicted of the overall offense. Harman showed no reaction while the jury foreman read each of the verdicts.
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