Proceedings before an American military court for abuses committed in 2003 in Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq ended August 28 with the acquittal of the only officer tried. The court found Lieutenant Colonel Steven Jordan only guilty of disobedience for having discussed the scandal over e-mail. Eleven soldiers have been tried for the violent acts committed at Abu Ghraib, receiving sentences ranging from community service to ten years in prison. Also, some officers have been administratively sanctioned. In the journal Jurist, Victor Hansen, former lieutenant colonel in the US army, underlined that, under the current military legal code, "there is no adequate mechanism to hold commanders and supervisors criminally accountable for the law of war violations committed by forces under their command." According to him, "The acquittal came because the military lacks the legal tools necessary to bring someone in Lieutenant Colonel Jordan's situation to account for his failings."