Judge Declares Mistrial as Jury Deadlocks in Lawsuit Filed by Former Abu Ghraib Prisoners

May 5, 2024
Associated Press

...The plaintiffs can seek a retrial.

Asked if they would do so, one of their lawyers, Baher Azmy with the Center for Constitutional Rights, said that “the current expectation is that we’ll continue to fight.

"The work we put in to this case is a fraction of what they endured as survivors of the horrors of Abu Ghraib, and we want to honor their courage,” Azmy said.

The lawsuit was first filed in 2008 and was delayed by 15 years of legal wrangling and multiple attempts by CACI to have the case dismissed...

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