Jury Awards $42 Million to Abu Ghraib Detainees in Landmark Verdict Against Defense Contractor CACI

A federal jury in Virginia made a seminal decision by ruling against defense contractor CACI International Inc, awarding nine million dollars each in compensatory and punitive damages to three former prisoners of Abu Ghraib. The case emerges 20 years after the infamous abuse incidents at the Iraqi prison became public through disturbing photographic evidence. This verdict is significant as it marks the first U.S. jury to assess claims from survivors of the abuses during the U.S. occupation of Iraq. The plaintiffs — Suhail Al Shimari, Salah Al-Ejaili, and Asa’ad Al-Zubae — testified they suffered from … Read more