Jury Awards Former Abu Ghraib Detainees $42 Million

Source: Newsweek

“A jury awarded three former detainees of the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq $42 million this week. An eight-person jury reached its decision following an earlier trial this year, in which jurors were unable to agree on whether CACI, a Reston, Virginia-based company, should be held responsible for the actions of its civilian interrogators who operated alongside the U.S. Army at Abu Ghraib prison in 2003 and 2004. The jury granted $3 million in compensatory damages and $11 million in punitive damages to each of the plaintiffs — Suhail Al Shimari, Salah Al-Ejaili and Asa’ad Al-Zubae. The three men testified that they endured beatings, sexual abuse, forced nudity and other severe mistreatment while held at the prison. While the plaintiffs did not claim that CACI’s interrogators directly inflicted the abuse, they argued that the company was complicit, alleging that its interrogators conspired with military police to ‘soften up’ detainees through harsh treatment in preparation for questioning.” (11/12/24)

https://www.newsweek.com/abu-gharib-former-detainees-awarded-42-million-1984710