US EditionJury awards Abu Ghraib detainees $42 million, holds contractor responsible
- A U.S. Jury awarded $42 million to three former detainees of Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison, holding a contractor responsible for torture and mistreatment they suffered two decades ago.
- Plaintiffs Suhail Al Shimari, Salah Al-Ejaili, and Asa'ad Al-Zubae each received $3 million in compensatory damages and $11 million in punitive damages for their treatment at the prison.
- This case marks the first time a U.S. Jury has heard claims from Abu Ghraib survivors since the exposure of detainee mistreatment during the Iraq occupation.
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US Jury Awards $42 Million To 3 Iraqi Men Tortured At Abu Ghraib By Defense Contractor - Nemos News Network
Authored by Adam Dick via the Ron Paul Institute, The released photos documenting torture of prisoners at the United States government’s Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq during the Iraq War disgusted many people who could look beyond the war propaganda to feel sympathy for their fellow human beings. Even if it was assumed that all […]
US Defense Contractor Must Pay Former Iraqi Detainees $42 Million Over Abu Ghraib Torture: Jury
A Virginia jury on Nov. 12 awarded $42 million in damages to three Iraqi civilians who were tortured at Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad, Iraq, more than two decades ago, after finding a U.S. defense contractor liable for its role in the abuse. The jury ordered CACI Premier Technology Inc. to pay each of the three plaintiffs, Suhail Al Shimari, Salah Al-Ejaili, and Asa’ad Al-Zubae, $3 million in compensatory damages and $11 million in punitive dam…
3 Former Abu Ghraib Detainees Awarded $42 Mil in Damages Against US Contractor
A Virginia-based defense contractor has been ordered to pay $42 million to three torture victims held at Abu Ghraib prison during the early years of the U.S. occupation of Iraq. CACI International, the company in question, wasn’t directly responsible for the torture that the men endured. However, within the lawsuit, the three men — Iraqi citizens Suhail Al Shimari, a high school principal… Source
US Jury Awards $42 Million to 3 Iraqis Abused at Abu Ghraib Prison
Click to expand Image A detainee in an outdoor solitary confinement cell talks with a military police officer at the Abu Ghraib prison on the outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq, June 22, 2004. © 2004 John Moore/AP Photo A federal jury in the US state of Virginia found defense contractor CACI Premier Technology, Inc. legally responsible for conspiring to torture and otherwise ill-treat three Iraqi men during their detention at Abu Ghraib prison two decad…
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