US defense contractor to pay former Iraqi detainees $42 million for its role in torture at notorious Abu Ghraib prison
A federal jury on Tuesday awarded a total of $42 million to three Iraqi men who endured continuous torture at Baghdad’s Abu Ghraib prison two decades ago –– holding a US government contractor accountable for engaging in and directing contributing to the abuse.
US contractor ordered to pay $42 mn to Iraqis tortured at Abu Ghraib
A federal jury on Tuesday ordered a US defense contractor to pay $42 million in damages to three Iraqi men who were tortured at Abu Ghraib prison, their lawyers said.CACI Premier Technology Inc was found liable at the conclusion of a long-running trial for its role in the torture of the three men at the notorious prison in 2003 and 2004,
3 Iraqis tortured at Abu Ghraib win $42M judgment against defense contractor
Three former Abu Ghraib prisoners won a $42 million judgement Tuesday against an American defense contractor in connection with electrocutions, beatings and other abuses the men allege they suffered at the infamous prison operated by U.S. military after the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
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.
US defense contractor ordered to pay $42 million over role in Abu Ghraib prison torture
Ejaili, a journalist now living in Sweden, Asa’ad Al-Zuba’e, a grocery store owner from Iraq, and Suhail Al Shimari, an Iraqi middle school principal who claim they were tortured at Abu Ghraib prison nearly 20 years ago.
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