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August 24, 2009

Justice Dept. Advises Reopening Prisoner Abuse Cases
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The report’s release comes as the Justice Department has recommended
reopening nearly a dozen prisoner abuse cases that the Bush
administration had closed. The move could open the door to prosecuting
CIA employees and contractors for torture and other abuses that in some
cases led to the prisoners’ deaths. The Office of Professional
Responsibility’s recommendations overrule previous determinations made
under the Bush administration, which declined to press charges after
receiving the same findings. The cases mainly center around alleged
abuses at US prisons in Iraq and Afghanistan. Attorney General Eric
Holder is expected to announce this week whether he’ll appoint a
prosecutor to probe CIA torture.



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