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Pentagon to release almost 200 photos of tortured Afghan, Iraqi prisoners under court order
Published time: 28 Jan, 2016 12:37
Edited time: 28 Jan, 2016 13:50
The Pentagon will publish 198 photos of tortured detainees in the US prisons in Iraq and Afghanistan on Friday, a top American civil rights group has said. The release comes after a decade-long lawsuit ended in the groups favor in March.
Jameel Jaffer, director of the ACLUs Center for Democracy, announced on Wednesday that the US Department of Defense (DoD) would provide public access to previously disclosed images of prisoners being tortured in US detention centers after more than 10 years of staunch resistance to do so.
Jameel Jaffer, director of the ACLUs Center for Democracy, announced on Wednesday that the US Department of Defense (DoD) would provide public access to previously disclosed images of prisoners being tortured in US detention centers after more than 10 years of staunch resistance to do so.
However, only 198 images out of some 2,100 pictures will be released on Friday. The major part of the evidence comprising approximately 1,900 photos will remain concealed after US Defense Secretary Ash Carter had invoked his authority under 2009 exemption provision last November.
The still-classified images consist of collection of photographs taken by the DoD in the period from September 11, 2001 to January 22, 2009 and relate to the treatment of engaged, captured or detained individuals, according to the court documents.
https://www.rt.com/news/330444-pentagon-torture-photos-release/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
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Pentagon to release almost 200 photos of tortured Afghan, Iraqi prisoners under court order (Original Post)
polly7
Jan 2016
OP
Gregorian
(23,867 posts)1. George's gang must know that time marches on.
But it's running now.
underpants
(182,736 posts)2. Jan 22 = They both did it!!
The line must remain blurred
OnyxCollie
(9,958 posts)3. K&R. nt
The Stranger
(11,297 posts)4. We need to keep the names of the torturers.
We don't care how long it takes, they will never get away with this.