A deocorated Navy Seal Lt. Andrew K. Ledford faces charges in the death that carry up to 11 years in jail. The charges include:

...punching Jamadi in the arm, posing in a photograph with the captured prisoner and lying to investigators.

Fellow seamen believe Ledford is being made to take the fall for civilian CIA employees. None have been charged.

Because of the CIA's involvement, special rules are being applied to the trial which hinder the defense.

A "security officer" approves every question from lawyers before witnesses can answer. Some witnesses testify behind blue curtains to protect their "visual identity." A civilian CIA lawyer tracks all testimony from the back of the courtroom.

As the prosecution launched its case, a naval investigator, Eric Barrus, acknowledged that he lied to Ledford while questioning him about the arrest of Jamadi. Barrus said he made up stories about what other members of the platoon had said to get Ledford to admit to abusing the prisoner.

Here's some background on Jamadi's death. Jamadi was a "ghost detainee" hung from the wrists while being interrogated by the CIA. Why aren't they on trial?

Al-Jamadi died in a prison shower room during about a half-hour of questioning, before interrogators could extract any information, according to the documents, which consist of statements from Army prison guards to investigators with the military and the CIA's Inspector General's office.

One Army guard, Sgt. Jeffery Frost, said the prisoner's arms were stretched behind him in a way he had never before seen. Frost told investigators he was surprised al-Jamadi's arms "didn't pop out of their sockets," according to a summary of his interview.

Frost and other guards had been summoned to reposition al-Jamadi, who an interrogator said was not cooperating. As the guards released the shackles and lowered al-Jamadi, blood gushed from his mouth "as if a faucet had been turned on," according to the interview summary.

The military pathologist who ruled the case a homicide found several broken ribs and concluded al-Jamadi died from pressure to the chest and difficulty breathing.

Here's where the Seals come in:

Navy SEALs apprehended al-Jamadi as a suspect in the Oct. 27, 2003, bombing of Red Cross offices in Baghdad that killed 12 people. His alleged role in the bombing is unclear. According to court documents and testimony, the SEALs punched, kicked and struck al-Jamadi with their rifles before handing him over to the CIA early on Nov. 4. By 7 a.m., al-Jamadi was dead.