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== Imprisonment == |
== Imprisonment == |
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Al-Janabi claimed that in the September following the [[2003 invasion of Iraq]], his home was raided at 2:00 a.m. by "persons dressed in American military uniforms and civilian clothing" who beat him and his family.<ref name=infoweek>{{cite news | author=McDougall, Paul | title='Terrorists' Legal Team' Sues Abu Ghraib Contractors | date=May 6, 2008 | work=[[InformationWeek]] | url=http://www.informationweek.com/news/services/outsourcing/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207502049 | accessdate=2010-02-11}}</ref><ref name=latimes>{{cite news | title=Iraqi man sues, alleging torture | work=[[Los Angeles Times]] | date=May 7, 2008 | url=http://articles.latimes.com/2008/may/07/local/me-briefs7.S5 | accessdate=2010-02-11}}</ref> Al-Janabi was told he would face execution with his brother and nephew and was then interned in the [[Abu Ghraib prison]] in [[Baghdad]].<ref name=latimes/> His arrest initially unexplained, Al-Janabi said an interrogating soldier eventually "told me I was a terrorist ... preparing for an attack against the U.S. forces" and he gave [[forced confessions]].<ref name=seattle>{{cite news |
Al-Janabi claimed that in the September following the [[2003 invasion of Iraq]], his home was raided at 2:00 a.m. by "persons dressed in American military uniforms and civilian clothing" who beat him and his family.<ref name=infoweek>{{cite news | author=McDougall, Paul | title='Terrorists' Legal Team' Sues Abu Ghraib Contractors | date=May 6, 2008 | work=[[InformationWeek]] | url=http://www.informationweek.com/news/services/outsourcing/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207502049 | accessdate=2010-02-11}}</ref><ref name=latimes>{{cite news | title=Iraqi man sues, alleging torture | work=[[Los Angeles Times]] | date=May 7, 2008 | url=http://articles.latimes.com/2008/may/07/local/me-briefs7.S5 | accessdate=2010-02-11}}</ref> Al-Janabi was told he would face execution with his brother and nephew and was then interned in the [[Abu Ghraib prison]] in [[Baghdad]].<ref name=latimes/> His arrest initially unexplained, Al-Janabi said an interrogating soldier eventually "told me I was a terrorist ... preparing for an attack against the U.S. forces" and he gave [[forced confessions]].<ref name=seattle>{{cite news|author=Risling, Greg |title=Iraqi alleges Abu Ghraib torture, sues US contractors |date=May 7, 2008 |work=[[The Seattle Times]] |url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004393419_apabughraiblawsuit.html?syndication=rss |accessdate=2010-02-11 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604070453/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004393419_apabughraiblawsuit.html?syndication=rss |archivedate=2011-06-04 |df= }}</ref> |
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Al-Janabi later described that while detained he was punched, kicked, stripped, chained, hung upside down from a bedframe, kept naked and handcuffed in his cell, and repeatedly deprived of food and sleep.<ref name=latimes/><ref name=seattle/><ref name=CCR/> He also claimed to have been threatened with rape, violent death, and execution and witnessed a mock execution of his brother and nephew.<ref name=infoweek/><ref name=CCR/><ref name=salon>{{cite news |
Al-Janabi later described that while detained he was punched, kicked, stripped, chained, hung upside down from a bedframe, kept naked and handcuffed in his cell, and repeatedly deprived of food and sleep.<ref name=latimes/><ref name=seattle/><ref name=CCR/> He also claimed to have been threatened with rape, violent death, and execution and witnessed a mock execution of his brother and nephew.<ref name=infoweek/><ref name=CCR/><ref name=salon>{{cite news|author=Koppelman, Alex |title=Iraqi sues U.S. military contractors |work=[[Salon.com]] |date=May 5, 2008 |url=http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/05/05/abu_ghraib/index.html |accessdate=2010-02-11 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725143546/http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/05/05/abu_ghraib/index.html |archivedate=2008-07-25 |df= }}</ref> He said that after being discovered by the [[International Committee of the Red Cross]] during a surprise inspection in October, he was thereafter hidden with |
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contractor help from future inspections as a "ghost detainee".<ref name=seattle/><ref name=CCR/><ref name=salon/> |
contractor help from future inspections as a "ghost detainee".<ref name=seattle/><ref name=CCR/><ref name=salon/> |
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[[Steven Stefanowicz]] of CACI was specifically named in the case as directing prisoner torture.<ref name=bloomberg/><ref name=latimes/> A statement from a CACI spokesperson denied Al-Janabi's claims, asserting that no CACI employee had been charged with misconduct as an interrogator in Iraq.<ref name=bloomberg/> The case was filed in Los Angeles, USA where Stefanowicz lived,<ref name=seattle/> in the [[United States District Court for the Central District of California|federal district court]], as "Emad Khudhayir Shahuth Al-Janabi v. Steven A. Stefanowicz, et al" (CV 08-02913).<ref name=bloomberg/> After CCR filed four similar cases the next month, CACI responded that these lawsuits were "vexatious" and the CCR's was "politically driven", with "an ongoing 'big lie' propaganda campaign to keep their lawsuits in the public eye and their personal political agendas in the public light."<ref name=washtech/> |
[[Steven Stefanowicz]] of CACI was specifically named in the case as directing prisoner torture.<ref name=bloomberg/><ref name=latimes/> A statement from a CACI spokesperson denied Al-Janabi's claims, asserting that no CACI employee had been charged with misconduct as an interrogator in Iraq.<ref name=bloomberg/> The case was filed in Los Angeles, USA where Stefanowicz lived,<ref name=seattle/> in the [[United States District Court for the Central District of California|federal district court]], as "Emad Khudhayir Shahuth Al-Janabi v. Steven A. Stefanowicz, et al" (CV 08-02913).<ref name=bloomberg/> After CCR filed four similar cases the next month, CACI responded that these lawsuits were "vexatious" and the CCR's was "politically driven", with "an ongoing 'big lie' propaganda campaign to keep their lawsuits in the public eye and their personal political agendas in the public light."<ref name=washtech/> |
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Similar class-action lawsuits had been filed against the companies in 2004, with the suit against Titan being dismissed.<ref name=bloomberg/><ref name=latimes/><ref name=seattle/><ref name=fox>{{cite news | author=Dishneau, David | title=Abu Ghraib inmates sue contractors, claim torture | work=[[Fox News]] | date=July 1, 2008 | url=http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Jul01/0,4670,AbuGhraibLawsuits,00.html | accessdate=2010-02-11}}</ref> There remains some debate over which legal system, if any, had jurisdiction over American contractors acting oversees.<ref name=fox/><ref>{{cite news |
Similar class-action lawsuits had been filed against the companies in 2004, with the suit against Titan being dismissed.<ref name=bloomberg/><ref name=latimes/><ref name=seattle/><ref name=fox>{{cite news | author=Dishneau, David | title=Abu Ghraib inmates sue contractors, claim torture | work=[[Fox News]] | date=July 1, 2008 | url=http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Jul01/0,4670,AbuGhraibLawsuits,00.html | accessdate=2010-02-11}}</ref> There remains some debate over which legal system, if any, had jurisdiction over American contractors acting oversees.<ref name=fox/><ref>{{cite news|author=Fisher, William |title=US-IRAQ: Immunity Recedes for Private Contractors |date=December 5, 2008 |agency=[[Reuters]] |url=http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=45009 |accessdate=2010-02-11 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612065335/http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=45009 |archivedate=2010-06-12 |df= }}</ref> |
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== See also == |
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Revision as of 09:41, 23 December 2016
Emad Khudhayir Shahuth al-Janabi (Template:Lang-ar) (born c. 1965) was an Iraqi blacksmith detained in Abu Ghraib prison where he alleges he was abused by American military personnel and defense contractors.[1]
Imprisonment
Al-Janabi claimed that in the September following the 2003 invasion of Iraq, his home was raided at 2:00 a.m. by "persons dressed in American military uniforms and civilian clothing" who beat him and his family.[2][3] Al-Janabi was told he would face execution with his brother and nephew and was then interned in the Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad.[3] His arrest initially unexplained, Al-Janabi said an interrogating soldier eventually "told me I was a terrorist ... preparing for an attack against the U.S. forces" and he gave forced confessions.[4]
Al-Janabi later described that while detained he was punched, kicked, stripped, chained, hung upside down from a bedframe, kept naked and handcuffed in his cell, and repeatedly deprived of food and sleep.[3][4][5] He also claimed to have been threatened with rape, violent death, and execution and witnessed a mock execution of his brother and nephew.[2][5][6] He said that after being discovered by the International Committee of the Red Cross during a surprise inspection in October, he was thereafter hidden with contractor help from future inspections as a "ghost detainee".[4][5][6]
After over 10 months,[4] Al-Janabi was released without charge in July 2004,[3][5] at which time photographs and reports of abuses and torture in the prison had become public.[4]
Lawsuit
While in Istanbul, Turkey in May 2008, Al-Janabi filed suit against U.S. military contractors CACI and L-3 Communications, accusing them of "torture, war crimes and civil conspiracy".[1][4][5] CACI had provided interrogators to Abu Ghraib and all interpreters were employees of Titan Corporation.[5] L-3 was named as a defendant since it had acquired Titan in 2005, in an effort to boost its intelligence portfolio.[3][7]
Al-Janabi was seeking unspecified monetary damages.[2][3][4] The complaints allege that the contractors participated in abuse, destroyed evidence, blocked reports to the Red Cross, hid prisoners, and misled government and military officials.[8]
Al-Janabi was represented by the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) which took the case to establish that "Private military contractors can’t act with impunity outside the law" and have "violated the Geneva Conventions, the Army Field Manual, and the laws of the United States".[2][5] The conservative Capital Research Center called CCR "the terrorists' legal team" because it had been pushing "to give due process rights to America's terrorist enemies."[2]
Steven Stefanowicz of CACI was specifically named in the case as directing prisoner torture.[1][3] A statement from a CACI spokesperson denied Al-Janabi's claims, asserting that no CACI employee had been charged with misconduct as an interrogator in Iraq.[1] The case was filed in Los Angeles, USA where Stefanowicz lived,[4] in the federal district court, as "Emad Khudhayir Shahuth Al-Janabi v. Steven A. Stefanowicz, et al" (CV 08-02913).[1] After CCR filed four similar cases the next month, CACI responded that these lawsuits were "vexatious" and the CCR's was "politically driven", with "an ongoing 'big lie' propaganda campaign to keep their lawsuits in the public eye and their personal political agendas in the public light."[8]
Similar class-action lawsuits had been filed against the companies in 2004, with the suit against Titan being dismissed.[1][3][4][9] There remains some debate over which legal system, if any, had jurisdiction over American contractors acting oversees.[9][10]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f Kolker, Carlyn (May 6, 2008). "Former Abu Ghraib Prisoner Accuses CACI, L-3 of Torture in Suit". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
- ^ a b c d e McDougall, Paul (May 6, 2008). "'Terrorists' Legal Team' Sues Abu Ghraib Contractors". InformationWeek. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Iraqi man sues, alleging torture". Los Angeles Times. May 7, 2008. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Risling, Greg (May 7, 2008). "Iraqi alleges Abu Ghraib torture, sues US contractors". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d e f g "CCR Files New Abu Ghraib Torture Claims Against Military Contractors". Press Releases. Center for Constitutional Rights. May 5, 2008. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
- ^ a b Koppelman, Alex (May 5, 2008). "Iraqi sues U.S. military contractors". Salon.com. Archived from the original on 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Chatterjee, Pratap (April 29, 2008). "Part Two: The Translators". CorpWatch. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
- ^ a b Hubler, David (July 2, 2008). "CACI calls Abu Ghraib lawsuits baseless". Washington Technology. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
- ^ a b Dishneau, David (July 1, 2008). "Abu Ghraib inmates sue contractors, claim torture". Fox News. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
- ^ Fisher, William (December 5, 2008). "US-IRAQ: Immunity Recedes for Private Contractors". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2010-06-12. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
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