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U.S. settles suit with Muslims in post-9/11

By legal_pad on Wed, 04/11/2009 - 12:01am

U.S. settles suit with Muslims in post-9/11 abuse
Tue Nov 3, 2009 3:13pm EST

By Christine Kearney

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. government will pay $1.26 million to five Muslim men detained for months without charges after the September 11 attacks who sued for unlawful imprisonment and abuse, their lawyers said on Tuesday.

The men claimed they suffered inhumane and degrading treatment in a Brooklyn detention center, including solitary confinement, severe beatings, incessant verbal abuse and a blackout on communications with their families and attorneys.


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