Washington Post reports on a decision by U.S. District Judge James Robertson, permitting Iraqi citizens to proceed with a civil lawsuit against US military contractor, CACI International.
In the suit, the Plaintifffs, who were held in Abu Ghraib prison, allege "abuse and torture" by the American contractor, which conducted "enhanced" interrogations at the prison.
The contractor had asked that the court dimiss the case:
A federal judge in Washington ruled yesterday that a civil lawsuit alleging abuse and torture at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq can go forward against a U.S. military contractor, setting the stage for what could be the first case in a U.S. civilian court to weigh accountability for the notorious abuses in 2003.
U.S. District Judge James Robertson denied CACI International's motion to dismiss a civil lawsuit on behalf of more than 200 Iraqis who at one time were detained at the Abu Ghraib prison. The Iraqis allege that the contracted CACI interrogators took part in abuses and that the company should be held liable for the harm inflicted on the detainees.
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