While visiting Malaysia, Gen. Richard Myers told reporters that the US military does not usually court martial soldiers for abusing a book. (Hat tip: Hulugu.)

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - The United States military is unlikely to hold court-martial proceedings in three cases of deliberate mishandling of the Koran at Guantanamo Bay prison, a top military official said on Monday.

Air Force Gen. Richard Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters during a visit to Malaysia that only two or three complaints of mishandling of the Muslim holy book turned out to have involved actions done on purpose.

“This is serious, but it’s clearly not — probably — going to result in court-martial activity,” Myers said. “But it depends on why they did it — what the motivation was,” he told reporters in response to a question.