April 21, 2025
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US jury awards $42 million to Iraqi detainees abused at Abu Ghraib prison

A US federal jury found that contractor CACI International shared responsibility with the US Army for abusing detainees at Abu Ghraib prison, awarding $42 million in damages Tuesday to three Iraqi men who said they were tortured there two decades ago.The jury said that the Virginia-based company liable for its role in the torture of Iraqi men at Abu Ghraib prison in 2003-2004, according to the Center for Constitutional Rights.This verdict came after two civil trials held in Virginia courts, the first of which began in Reston in April, followed by a second trial in the city of Alexandria in late October.The ruling stems from a lawsuit filed in 2008. The jury ordered CACI International to pay each of the three plaintiffs, Suhail Al Shimari, Asaad Zubae and Salah Al-Ejaili, $3 million in compensatory damages and $11 million in punitive damages, for a total of $42 million.

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