ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A judge ordered jurors Friday to keep deliberating after they said they were deadlocked in a lawsuit alleging a Virginia-based military contractor is liable for abuses suffered by inmates at the Abu Ghraib prion in Iraq two decades ago.
The eight-person civil jury has deliberated the equivalent of three full days in the civil suit in U.S. District Court in Alexandria.
The trial, which began April 15, is the first time a U.S. jury has heard claims of mistreatment brought by survivors of Abu Ghraib.
Three former detainees sued Reston, Virginia-based contractor CACI. They allege the company is liable for the mistreatment they suffered when they were imprisoned at Abu Ghraib in 2003 and 2004 after the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
CACI supplied civilian contractors to work at Abu Ghraib as interrogators, in support of shorthanded U.S. Army soldiers. Abuse of detainees at Abu Ghraib became a worldwide scandal 20 years ago when photos became public showing U.S. soldiers smiling and laughing as they inflicted physical and sexual abuse on detainees in shockingly graphic ways.
Related articles:
Related suggestion:
More outbound flights expected for Spring FestivalSierra Leonean president's China visit to enhance cooperation, friendshipFrance says no to U.S. on the seizure of Russian assetsAcademicians vow greater contributionsCPPCC hosts science lecture on general AIU.S. allegation of 'forced labor' in Xinjiang is huge lie: Foreign MinistryFeature: 1 year on, crossWang Yi: China, Russia forging new major country relationsCPPCC hosts science lecture on general AIXi urges young officials to take on historical task on new journey
2.606s , 6386.6015625 kb
Copyright © 2024 Powered by Jury in Abu Ghraib trial says it is deadlocked; judge orders deliberations to resume ,International Informer news portal