By using this site, you agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Accept
Pew PatriotsPew PatriotsPew Patriots
Notification Show More
Font ResizerAa
  • Home
  • News
  • Tactical
  • Guns and Gear
  • Prepping & Survival
  • Videos
Reading: Appeal starts for US military contractor held responsible for torture
Share
Font ResizerAa
Pew PatriotsPew Patriots
  • News
  • Tactical
  • Guns and Gear
  • Prepping & Survival
  • Videos
Search
  • Home
  • News
  • Tactical
  • Guns and Gear
  • Prepping & Survival
  • Videos
Have an existing account? Sign In
Follow US
Appeal starts for US military contractor held responsible for torture
Tactical

Appeal starts for US military contractor held responsible for torture

Jimmie Dempsey
Last updated: September 9, 2025 3:49 pm
Jimmie Dempsey Published September 9, 2025
Share
SHARE

A federal appeals court heard oral arguments Tuesday about an appeal from a U.S. military contractor ordered to pay $42 million for contributing to the torture and mistreatment of three former detainees at Iraq’s notorious Abu Ghraib prison two decades ago.

Reston, Virginia-based CACI appealed last year’s civil lawsuit verdict to the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

The appeal before the three-judge panel centers on whether the lower court had proper jurisdiction.

Suhail Al Shimari, Salah Al-Ejaili and Asa’ad Al-Zubae testified at last year’s trial that they were subjected to beatings, sexual abuse, forced nudity and other cruel treatment at the prison during the U.S. occupation of Iraq. A jury awarded them $3 million each in compensatory damages and $11 million each in punitive damages.

The three did not allege that CACI’s interrogators explicitly inflicted the abuse themselves, but argued CACI was complicit because its interrogators conspired with military police to “soften up” detainees for questioning with harsh treatment.

CACI supplied the interrogators who worked at the prison. It has denied any wrongdoing and has emphasized throughout 17 years of litigation that its employees are not alleged to have inflicted any abuse on the plaintiffs in the case.

Photos of the abuse released in 2004 showed naked prisoners stacked into pyramids or dragged by leashes. Photos included a soldier smiling and giving a thumbs-up while posing next to a corpse, detainees being threatened with dogs, and a detainee hooded and attached to electrical wires.

RELATED

Military police seen in the photos smiling and laughing as they directed the abuse were convicted in military courts-martial. But none of the civilian interrogators from CACI ever faced criminal charges, even though military investigations concluded that several CACI interrogators had engaged in wrongdoing.

Last year’s civil trial and subsequent retrial were the first time a U.S. jury heard claims brought by Abu Ghraib detainees in the 20 years since the photos shocked the world.

None of the three plaintiffs were in any of photos but they described treatment very similar to what was depicted.

The $42 million they were awarded fully matches the amount sought by the plaintiffs. It’s also more than the $31 million that the plaintiffs said CACI was paid to supply interrogators to Abu Ghraib.

Read the full article here

You Might Also Like

Government shutdown forces Army to cancel ‘Best Squad’ competition

First Look: Galco APO Belt Holster for Glock G17

Army expanding ‘Transformation in Contact’ initiative to Army Guard

I Carry: Smith & Wesson Model 36 Classic No Lock Revolver in a Bianchi Holster

BREAKING! Supreme Court 6-3 Decision & DOJ Push To Permanently End All “Assault Weapon” Bans!

Share This Article
Facebook Twitter Email Print
Leave a Comment

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

We Recommend
High school coach, wife ID’d as victims killed in crash tied to illegal alien trucker released by Biden admin
News

High school coach, wife ID’d as victims killed in crash tied to illegal alien trucker released by Biden admin

Jimmie Dempsey Jimmie Dempsey October 27, 2025
NFL Week 8 scores: Broncos dismantle Cowboys, Jets finally get win
Milei scores historic win in Argentina midterms, tightens grip on Congress
Packers’ Tucker Kraft, Jordan Love torch Steelers, spoil Aaron Rodgers’ hopes to make history
3 Chinese nationals arrested in Georgia for trying to buy $400K worth of black-market uranium
Vikings great Adrian Peterson busted in Texas for DWI
Navy helicopter, jet crash in South China Sea in separate incidents
Tactical

Navy helicopter, jet crash in South China Sea in separate incidents

Jimmie Dempsey Jimmie Dempsey October 27, 2025
Police swarm student after AI security system mistakes bag of chips for gun
News

Police swarm student after AI security system mistakes bag of chips for gun

Jimmie Dempsey Jimmie Dempsey October 27, 2025
LSU fires football coach Brian Kelly after third loss of season: reports
News

LSU fires football coach Brian Kelly after third loss of season: reports

Jimmie Dempsey Jimmie Dempsey October 27, 2025
Pew Patriots
  • News
  • Tactical
  • Prepping & Survival
  • Videos
  • Guns and Gear
2024 © Pew Patriots. All Rights Reserved.
Welcome Back!

Sign in to your account

Username or Email Address
Password

Lost your password?