A Jordan-based Iraqi rights group said on Monday it has filed 200 lawsuits against US former defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld and American security firms for their alleged role in torturing Iraqis.
Ali Qeisi, head of the group the "Society of Victims of the US Occupation in Iraq," said the cases, relating to torture and abuse of Iraqi prisoners, have been recently filed in federal courts in Virginia, Michigan and Maryland.
"Around 30 lawsuits have been accepted so far," Qeisi told AFP. The others are still under consideration.
"The torture was systemic, and those responsible for it should be punished and the victims should be compensated," he said.
Iraqi group files 200 lawsuits against Rumsfeld, US security firms for torture
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