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March 20, 2009

Judge Rejects Dismissal of CACI Torture Suit
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The Pentagon contractor CACI has lost a bid to dismiss a torture lawsuit
brought by four former Abu Ghraib prisoners. On Thursday, a federal
judge made public a ruling rejecting CACI’s claim to be immune from
prosecution. The case also names the company L-3 Services, as well three
individual contractors. One of the plaintiffs, an Iraqi farmer, alleges
he was caged, beaten, threatened with dogs and given electric shocks
during more than four years in US detention.



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