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As Scandal at Abu Ghraib Prison Unfolds, Another Iraq Prison Cited in Lawsuit
The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. May 3 — A Canadian civilian who claims he was falsely imprisoned, tortured and injured by Army interrogators shortly after the U.S. invasion of Iraq last year is suing the Army for $350,000.
Attorney Thomas Nelson said he filed the suit with the U.S. Army Claims Office on April 30 on behalf of Hossam Shaltout, 57, of Los Angeles.
The charges coincide with a larger scandal involving alleged mistreatment of prisoners in Iraq. Photos made public last week showed U.S. soldiers humiliating and abusing Iraqi prisoners at the U.S. Army-run Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad.
Repeated calls to Army public affairs officials seeking comment on the Shaltout case were not immediately returned Monday. President Bush has asked military officials to investigate any alleged prisoner abuse, and to punish soldiers responsible.
In his complaint, Shaltout alleges one of his tormenters is one of three soldiers who have already been discharged for allegedly abusing prisoners at the Camp Bucca detention center in Iraq.
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