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Tue Nov 12, 2024, 01:29 PM Nov 12

Jury Awards Abu Ghraib Detainees $42 Million, Holds Contractor Responsible

Source: US News and World Report/AP

Nov. 12, 2024, at 12:21 p.m.


ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A U.S. jury on Tuesday awarded $42 million to three former detainees of Iraq's notorious Abu Ghraib prison, holding a Virginia-based military contractor responsible for contributing to their torture and mistreatment two decades ago.

The decision from the eight-person jury came after a different jury earlier this year couldn't agree on whether Reston, Virginia-based CACI should be held liable for the work of its civilian interrogators who worked alongside the U.S. Army at Abu Ghraib in 2003 and 2004.

The jury awarded plaintiffs Suhail Al Shimari, Salah Al-Ejaili and Asa’ad Al-Zubae $3 million each in compensatory damages and $11 million each in punitive damages. The three testified that they were subjected to beatings, sexual abuse, forced nudity and other cruel treatment at the prison.

They did not allege that CACI's interrogators explicitly inflicted the abuse themselves, but argued CACI was complicit because its interrogators conspired with military police to “soften up” detainees for questioning with harsh treatment. CACI's lawyer, John O'Connor, did not comment after Tuesday's verdict on whether the company would appeal.

Read more: https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/virginia/articles/2024-11-12/jury-awards-abu-ghraib-detainees-42-million-holds-contractor-responsible

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Jury Awards Abu Ghraib Detainees $42 Million, Holds Contractor Responsible (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Nov 12 OP
Over 20 years and we still moniss Nov 12 #1
Didn't Gov. DeShitStain work there? wolfie001 Nov 12 #2

moniss

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1. Over 20 years and we still
Tue Nov 12, 2024, 01:54 PM
Nov 12

do not have full public disclosure of what was done in Iraq from the run-up to the present day.

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