ALEXANDRIA, Virginia: A judge has dealt a severe blow to a torture lawsuit filed against military contractor CACI by four Iraqis who say they suffered abuse at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison.
At a hearing Friday in federal court in Alexandria, Judge Gerald Bruce Lee tossed out claims that CACI conspired to torture the four men who filed the lawsuit. Some other claims can still go forward but will be difficult to prove.
Lee also dismissed parent company CACI International Inc. from the suit. That leaves only a subsidiary, CACI Premier Technology, as a defendant.
In the lawsuit, the former prisoners claimed CACI conspired in a pattern of abuse, including mock executions, beatings, and other humiliating treatment.
Arlington-based CACI says its employees never even came in contact with the plaintiffs.
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Judge tosses much of torture suit from Abu Ghraib
Judge tosses much of torture suit from Abu Ghraib
Angelina Jolie visits Egyptian side of Rafah crossing to Gaza
- The Hollywood star spoke with members of the Red Crescent and truck drivers ferrying humanitarian aid
RAFAH, Egypt: Hollywood star Angelina Jolie visited on Friday the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing into Gaza, where she spoke with members of the Red Crescent and truck drivers ferrying humanitarian aid, AFP journalists said.
According to local media, the actor and former special envoy for the UN refugee agency made the visit to see the condition of injured Palestinians transferred to Egypt and to look into aid deliveries into the devastated territory.
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