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

Associated Press  

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — 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. 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. It’s also more than the $31 million that the plaintiffs said CACI was paid to supply interrogators to Abu Ghraib.

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What happened in Abu Ghraib and why did a US court award damages?
1 month, 1 week ago

What happened in Abu Ghraib and why did a US court award damages?

Al Jazeera  

The case marks the first time victims of abuse at the hands of US soldiers in Iraq in 2004 have testified to a jury in court. A United States jury has ruled that Virginia-based defence contractor CACI must pay $42m to three Iraqi men who were tortured at the Abu Ghraib prison in 2004. A civil lawsuit against CACI by …

U.S. jury awards $42 million to detainees mistreated while held in Abu Ghraib prison
1 month, 1 week ago

U.S. jury awards $42 million to detainees mistreated while held in Abu Ghraib prison

NPR  

U.S. jury awards $42 million to detainees mistreated while held in Abu Ghraib prison A U.S. jury awarded $42 million in damages to detainees mistreated while being held in Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq two decades ago. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: A U.S. jury has awarded three survivors of the Abu Ghraib prison $42 million. Well, the jury said this U.S. …

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

Live Mint  

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — 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 …

Jury awards three Abu Ghraib detainees $42 million, holds contractor responsible
1 month, 1 week ago

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

LA Times  

A courtroom sketch depicts former Abu Ghraib detainee Salah Al-Ejaili, foreground with glasses, at the trial of Virginia-based military contractor CACI in federal court in Alexandria, Va., this spring. 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 …

Jury awards Abu Ghraib detainees $42M, holds contractor responsible
1 month, 1 week ago

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

Politico  

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. Baher Azmy, a lawyer for the Center …

A U.S. jury awards former Iraqi detainees $42 million for Abu Ghraib prison abuse
1 month, 1 week ago

A U.S. jury awards former Iraqi detainees $42 million for Abu Ghraib prison abuse

NPR  

A U.S. jury awards former Iraqi detainees $42 million for Abu Ghraib prison abuse toggle caption Dana Verkouteren/AP ALEXANDRIA, Va. — 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. Sponsor Message They did not …

Abu Ghraib torture survivors win US civil case, $42m damages
1 month, 1 week ago

Abu Ghraib torture survivors win US civil case, $42m damages

Al Jazeera  

Defence contractor CACI, whose employees worked at Abu Ghraib, is ordered to pay damages after 15 years of legal delays. A United States defence contractor must pay $42m to three Iraqi men who were tortured at Abu Ghraib prison, a US federal jury has ruled. While they did not allege that CACI’s interrogators explicitly inflicted the abuse themselves, they argued …

Judge declares mistrial after jury deadlocks in lawsuit filed by former Abu Ghraib prisoners
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Judge declares mistrial after jury deadlocks in lawsuit filed by former Abu Ghraib prisoners

Associated Press  

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A judge declared a mistrial Thursday after a jury said it was deadlocked and could not reach a verdict in the trial of a military contractor accused of contributing to the abuse of detainees at the Abu Ghraib Prison in Iraq two decades ago. The eight-member civil jury in Alexandria deadlocked on accusations the civilian interrogators who …

Abu Ghraib: Iraqi victims’ case against US contractor ends in mistrial
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Abu Ghraib: Iraqi victims’ case against US contractor ends in mistrial

Al Jazeera  

Three survivors sued the company CACI in civil court for abuses committed at the hands of US soldiers and contractors inside the prison. The trial focused on the human rights abuses committed at the prison following the US’s invasion and subsequent occupation of Iraq. At question in the Virginia trial was whether civilian interrogators, supplied to the US Army by …

Jury at Abu Ghraib civil trial might not be able to reach verdict: judge says
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Jury at Abu Ghraib civil trial might not be able to reach verdict: judge says

Associated Press  

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The judge presiding over the trial of a military contractor accused of contributing to the mistreatment of detainees at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq two decades ago speculated Wednesday that the jury may not be able to reach a verdict after it concluded a seventh day of deliberations. “It’s a very difficult case,” U.S. District Judge …

Jury in Abu Ghraib trial says it is deadlocked; judge orders deliberations to continue
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Jury in Abu Ghraib trial says it is deadlocked; judge orders deliberations to continue

Associated Press  

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A judge ordered jurors Friday to keep deliberating after they said they were deadlocked in a lawsuit alleging a Virginia-based military contractor is liable for abuses suffered by inmates at the Abu Ghraib prion in Iraq two decades ago. The trial, which began April 15, is the first time a U.S. jury has heard claims of mistreatment …

Jury deliberating in Iraq Abu Ghraib prison abuse civil case; contractor casts blame on Army
8 months ago

Jury deliberating in Iraq Abu Ghraib prison abuse civil case; contractor casts blame on Army

Associated Press  

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A lawyer for the military contractor being sued by three survivors of the notorious Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq told jurors Monday that the plaintiffs are suing the wrong people. tell them to make their claim against the U.S. government,” said John O’Connor, defense attorney for Reston, Virginia-based military contractor CACI, during closing arguments at the civil …

Abu Ghraib detainee shares emotional testimony during trial against Virginia military contractor
8 months, 1 week ago

Abu Ghraib detainee shares emotional testimony during trial against Virginia military contractor

Associated Press  

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A former detainee at the infamous Abu Ghraib prison described to jurors Monday the type of abuse that is reminiscent of the scandal that erupted there 20 years ago: beatings, being stripped naked and threatened with dogs, stress positions meant to induce exhaustion and pain. Al-Ejaili and two other Abu Ghraib detainees are suing Virginia-based military contractor …

20 years later, Abu Ghraib detainees get their day in U.S. court
8 months, 1 week ago

20 years later, Abu Ghraib detainees get their day in U.S. court

LA Times  

This late 2003 photo obtained by the Associated Press shows an unidentified detainee standing on a box with a bag on his head and wires attached to him in Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad, Iraq. Twenty years ago this month, photos of abused prisoners and smiling U.S. soldiers guarding them at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison were released, shocking the world. …

Supreme Court allows former Abu Ghraib inmates to sue US government contractors over torture claims
3 years, 5 months ago

Supreme Court allows former Abu Ghraib inmates to sue US government contractors over torture claims

The Independent  

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US Supreme Court rejects contractor’s Abu Ghraib torture appeal
3 years, 5 months ago

US Supreme Court rejects contractor’s Abu Ghraib torture appeal

Al Jazeera  

Three Iraqi former detainees have accused US defence contractor of encouraging or directing their torture at the prison. The US Supreme Court on Monday put CACI International Inc a step closer to facing a trial in a lawsuit by three Iraqi former detainees who have accused employees of the defence contractor of directing their torture at the Abu Ghraib prison …

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