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I couldn't go on reading these but let me assure you, this criminal is being mistreated.
If we claim we are better than they are, prison should be harsh but fair, and have aspects of rehabilitation as well as punishment.
*Keeping prisoners in solitary confinement indefinitely is abuse.* In particular, it makes rehabilitation almost impossible.
I agree this guy should be in jail. BUT he was only following orders! You know that he would also have been punished if he had quit once he knew what was going on. This was a not-very-nice man, put in a very bad situation by his commanding officers, who made a wrong choice. People in the US endure far less time and much better jails for murdering their loved ones in cold blood. He deserves jail, he doesn't deserve torture.
And the ultimate responsibility has to go to the people issuing the orders - they are the ones who should be facing the harshest punishment.
