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Scotsman.comBy James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four former Guantanamo prisoners should be allowed to proceed with their lawsuit claiming torture and violations of their religious rights, their lawyer argued on Friday.
Attorney Eric Lewis told a federal appeals court that the ex-detainees who want to hold U.S. military officials accountable for their abuse should at least get a hearing on the military's policy involving torture.
The four British citizens -- Shafiq Rasul, Asif Iqbal, Rhuhel Ahmed and Jamal al-Harith -- were released from Guantanamo in 2004 after being held for more than two years.
Their lawsuit, filed in 2004, seeks $10 million (2.5 million pounds) in damages and named then-Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and 10 military commanders.
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