In some countries, gahmen is simply immune to lawsuits! Injustice! Injustice! Injustice! Quote: Both men hoped to sue Rumsfeld and the federal government for a slew of crimes, including false arrest, unlawful detention, unlawful search and seizure, denial of right to counsel in interrogations and denial of necessary medical care and denial to present witnesses and evidence. Because Sec. Rumsfeld personally approved of the so-called enhanced interrogation techniques used in the prison, Vance and Ertel filed a suit against him and the US government in late 2006. The case has since gone through a series hoops and other obstacles, ending this week when the Supreme Court shot down an attempt to appeal an early ruling. Vance and Ertel asked the Supreme Court to reverse in 2012 decisions by the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in which they ruled that Rumsfeld could ont be sued for his role in approving the torture techniques. The high court rejected that request, reaffirming the Seventh Circuit Court’s decision. “The earlier ruling was so broad that it applied to all military officials, including the individuals who carried out torture,” Stephen C. Webster wrote for Raw Story. “The Supreme Court rejected an appeal of that ruling on Monday without comment, solidifying the lower court’s opinion that military officials are immune to civil lawsuits over torture.” rt/usa/supreme-rumsfeld-vance-court-493/
Posted on: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:31:00 +0000
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