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   Zecharias Zelalem (zekuzelalem@dair-community.social)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Nov-2024 13:04:05 JST Zecharias Zelalem

   Justice delayed, but not denied.

   A US Federal court has ordered US Defence contractor CACI to pay $42M to 3 Iraqi civilians who endured horrific torture at the infamous Abu Ghraib prison in 2003. Today's decision comes 15 years after the lawsuit was first filed, and years of attempts by CACI to get the lawsuit dismissed.

   CACI employees served as interrogators at Abu Ghraib and assisted US military personnel by helping "soften up" detainees for brutal interrogations.
   https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11/12/abu-ghraib-torture-survivors-win-us-civil-case-42-million-dollars-damages

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     Zecharias Zelalem (zekuzelalem@dair-community.social)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Nov-2024 13:09:50 JST Zecharias Zelalem

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     The plaintiffs are Salah Al-Ejaili, a former Al Jazeera journalist, Suhail Al Shimari, a school principal and Asa’ad Al-Zubae, a fruit vendor. Despite having no links to armed groups, all three were severely tortured. They were not among those seen in horrific images of Abu Ghraib torture that surfaced in 2004. But they endured many of the same experiences, including beatings, sexual abuse, being attacked by dogs and more.

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     Zecharias Zelalem (zekuzelalem@dair-community.social)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Nov-2024 13:15:09 JST Zecharias Zelalem

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     Salah Al-Ejaili wrote about his 15 year long pursuit of justice for the Middle East Eye last year. He traveled to the US and testified in court.

     He was elated with the court's decision.

     “I’ve waited a long time for this day. This victory isn’t only for the 3 plaintiffs in this case against a corporation. This victory is a shining light for everyone who has been oppressed and a strong warning to any company or contractor practising different forms of torture and abuse.”

     https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/iraq-war-abu-ghraib-tortured-seeking-justice

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