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October 24, 2016

Federal Appeals Court Reinstates Torture Lawsuit Against CACI
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A U.S. federal court has ruled that no one--not even the president of
the United States--has the power to declare torture legal. Friday's
unanimous ruling by a panel of judges on the Fourth Circuit Court of
Appeals reinstates a lawsuit against the military contractor CACI. The
suit charges CACI directed and participated in torture at the Abu Ghraib
prison in Iraq in 2004, where it was hired by the U.S. to provide
interrogation services. Four Iraqi men say they were subjected to
extreme temperatures, electric shocks, broken bones, death threats and
sexual abuse.
Topics:Abu Ghraib Torture Iraq

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