Abu Gharib abuse ringleader freed from jail

The convicted ringleader of US military guards who abused detainees at Abu Ghraib and took scandalous pictures of their acts was released on parole from military prison, the US Army said.Charles Graner, 42, was freed from the US Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas - the armys only maximum security prison - after serving over six and a half years of a 10-year sentence.He was released early for good conduct and through work rehabilitation programmes under US military rules, Steed said.He will be supervised by a probation officer until December 25, 2014. But his destination was unknown and the army declined to provide further details about his release.Graner led a six-member team of prison guards who sexually humiliated naked prisoners at the Abu Ghraib prison outside Baghdad in a scandal that dealt a severe blow to US reputation after it came to light in 2004.In all, seven guards and four other low-ranking officers were convicted of various crimes related to Abu Ghraib.Graner was the last member of the Abu Ghraib defendants to be released.