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.
Jury finds US defense contractor liable in torture at Abu Ghraib prison
A federal jury on Tuesday found U.S. defense contractor CACI International liable for its role in torture at the Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad during the Iraq war and ordered it to pay $42 million in damages.
Jury says defense contractor must pay $42 million over Abu Ghraib abuses
The federal jury found that CACI International shared responsibility with the U.S. Army for abusing detainees at Abu Ghraib prison.
3 Iraqis tortured at Abu Ghraib win $42M judgment against defense contractor
The men had sued defense contractor CACI Premier Technology. Each was held at the Baghdad prison’s “hard site,” where CACI interrogators directed the men to be tortured, according to plaintiff filings in federal court.
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.
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.
Abu Ghraib torture survivors win US civil case, $42m damages
Defence contractor CACI, whose employees worked at Abu Ghraib, is ordered to pay damages after 15 years of legal delays.
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