No Limitation on Torture Procecutions!

[JackLuis]

Judge Rejects Arguments Of CIA Torture Architects, Allows Lawsuit To Go To Trial

A federal judge allowed a lawsuit against CIA contractors implicated in the torture program to proceed to trial in Spokane, Washington, on September 5.

The suit was brought by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of three former detainees—Suleiman Abdullah Salim, Mohamed Ahmed Ben Soud, and the family of Gul Rahman—who were each subjected to torture. It accuses James Mitchell and John “Bruce” Jessen of violations of international law and human rights abuses.

Mitchell and Jessen attempted to persuade Judge Justin Quackenbush to dismiss the lawsuit. They invoked the cases of accused Nazi war criminals to argue they should not be held responsible for the torture techniques they developed.

The ACLU moved for summary judgment, but the judge denied this motion as well.

“This is a historic day for our clients and all who seek accountability for torture,” declared ACLU attorney Dror Ladin. “The court’s ruling means that for the first time, individuals responsible for the brutal and unlawful CIA torture program will face meaningful legal accountability for what they did. Our clients have waited a long time for justice.”

According to Quackenbush, “This statement is factually inaccurate and misleading. It is not credible to argue defendants were paid $80 million dollars for suggesting some techniques the Air Force SERE program already knew about. It is also undisputed that Defendants did not merely suggest [techniques]. They actually applied [techniques] to Zubaydah, interrogated Rahman, and participated in the program for several years.”

Mitchell and Jessen attempted to have the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence’s study of the CIA’s rendition, detention, and interrogation program excluded from trial as “hearsay.” The judge rejected their arguments, including the notion that the committee “was not qualified to investigate the program” and they “produced an untrustworthy, partisan, and unreliable report.”

When will the Dick stand trial?

 

[just4friends]

Judge Rejects Arguments Of CIA Torture Architects, Allows Lawsuit To Go To Trial





When will the Dick stand trial?

Trial.... just torture him til the end of his days.