Judge allows lawsuit against Rumsfeld over torture of US citizens
Judge allows lawsuit against Rumsfeld over torture of US citizens
Daniel Tencer
March 8th, 2010
Judge allows lawsuit against Rumsfeld over torture of US citizensTwo Americans claim they were tortured by US officials after making bribery allegations
A federal judge in Chicago ruled on Friday that a lawsuit against former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, brought by two Americans who had worked for an Iraqi contractor, can be allowed to proceed.
In his ruling (PDF), US District Judge Wayne R. Andersen said the plaintiffs had provided enough concrete evidence of torture to allow the suit to go forward. The judge dismissed Rumsfeld’s arguments that his position near the top of the executive branch immunized him from lawsuits involving the authorization of torture, the Associated Press reported.
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