Jury awards Abu Ghraib detainees $42 million, holds contractor responsible

US Jury awards $42 million to Iraqi victims of Abu Ghraib torture cell after 20 yrs

A federal jury in Virginia has issued a landmark verdict against a private defence contractor CACI Premier Technology for its role in the torture of three Iraqi men at the United States-run Abu Ghraib prison in the country from 2003 to 2004. Historic verdict The jury awarded a total of 42 million dollars, comprising three million dollars each to the torture cell victims identified as Suhail Al Shimari, Salah Al-Ejaili, and Asa’ad Zuba’e for co…

US military contractor fined millions over torture

A jury in Virginia has found a US defense contractor liable for its role in the torture of three Iraqi civilians at Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad 20 years ago during Washington's invasion into Iraq. The victims of the inhumane treatment were awarded a total of $42 million in damages. In a landmark verdict on Tuesday, CACI Premier Technology Inc was found "liable for conspiring to torture and cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment" of Suhail Al…

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 […]

Detainees at Abu Ghraib win $42 MILLION in settlement against US defense contractor CACI

"They need to have far better oversight over their employees to ensure that something like what happened at Abu Ghraib never happens again."

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