Monday May 04, 2009
Detainees Can Pursue Suit Against CIA
Carol J. Williams
The Los Angeles Times
The US government cannot avoid trial by claiming the state secrets privilege in the lawsuit brought by ex-Guantanamo detainee Binyam Mohamed and four others, who allege they were tortured.
The president cannot avoid trial of a lawsuit brought by five former CIA captives, who allege they were tortured, by proclaiming the entire case a protected state secret, a federal appeals panel ruled today.
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