Virginia
Three former Abu Ghraib detainees awarded $42 million in civil trial
A US jury held a Virginia-based military contractor responsible for contributing to the torture and mistreatment of detainees two decades ago.
The jury awarded plaintiffs Suhail Al Shimari, Salah Al-Ejaili and Asa’ad Al-Zubae $3 million each in compensatory damages and $11 million each in punitive damages.
The decision from the eight-person jury came after a different jury earlier this year... [3143 chars]