Court Rules Former Detainee Can Sue US Officials In 9/11 Abuse Case

[kpete]

U.S. officials can be sued in Sept 11 abuse case
By Christine Kearney
Thu Jun 14, 8:12 PM ET

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Pakistani man who says he was abused in detention after the September 11 attacks can name the FBI director and a former U.S. attorney general in his lawsuit against the government, an appeals court ruled on Thursday.

Javaid Iqbal, a Muslim, was held for more than a year at a Brooklyn detention center after the September 11 attacks. He, along with hundreds of Muslims and Arabs sued the U.S. government, claiming they were abused and held for no legitimate reason.

Iqbal says he was subjected to repeated strip searches, beaten, dragged across the floor and that the lights in his cell were kept on 24 hours a day.

The defendants, including FBI Director Robert Mueller and former Attorney General John Ashcroft, had appealed a lower court decision that allowed Iqbal's lawyers to seek information on what the officials knew about the abuse.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070615/ts_nm/security_abuse_dc;_ylt=ApY9fzXUFQPVBER6dI5_dMLMWM0F

[Solly Mack]

1. Good!

and might I just say...fuck that former AG (Ashcroft)

[Peace Patriot]

2. We still have some good judges, despite the fascist Bushite tank driven through

our justice system. That is a blessing!

[Richard Steele]

3. K&R