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The War Profiteers - War Crimes,
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March 27th,
2009 - Former CIA Contractor Appeals Assault Conviction |
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Former CIA Contractor Appeals
Assault Conviction From the Associated Press March 27, 2009 Raleigh, N.C. - The first
American civilian convicted of mistreating a detainee during the wars in Iraq
and Afghanistan is appealing his more than 8-year federal prison sentence. A three-judge panel of the
4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va., heard oral arguments
Friday from attorneys for David Passaro and the government. Passaro is a former Special
Forces medic who was convicted in August 2006 of hitting detainee Abdul Wali
with a flashlight and kicking him in the groin. Prosecutors said the assault
took place during a 2-day interrogation at a remote military base in
Afghanistan in July 2003. Wali later died. Attorneys for Passaro said
he should be given a new trial because the federal court in Raleigh didn't
have jurisdiction and the jury received faulty instructions. Copyright 2009 The
Associated Press. External link: http://www.wbtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=10084467 |