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Two decades after the release of infamous photos of Iraqi detainees in Abu Ghraib being humiliated in US custody, victims of these acts are seeking justice in a case that could be decided in the coming days. The trial of Al Shimari versus CACI, which began last week in federal court in northern Virginia, began jury deliberations on Monday. At issue is whether or not the contractor CACI Premier Technology is responsible for the violations, which plaintiffs say included beatings, electric shocks, food deprivation and sexual assault, with guards posing for pictures while smiling with the inmates …

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