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| US Supreme Court takes up suit over 2001 detention of Muslims |
| 2017-01-15 |
| [DAWN] Ahmer Abbasi speaks softly as he describes the strip searches, the extra shoves, the curses that he endured in a federal jail in Brooklyn following the Sept 11 attacks. "I don't think I deserved it," Abbasi said during a telephone interview with The News Agency that Dare Not be Named from his home in Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... Abbasi's quiet, matter-of-fact tone belies his determination, even after 15 years, to seek justice in American courts provided the US Supreme Court will let him. The justices on Wednesday are hearing an appeal from former Attorney General John Ashcroft, former FBI Director Robert Mueller and other former US officials that seeks to shut down the lawsuit that human rights When they're defined by the state or an NGO they don't mean much... lawyers have filed on behalf of Abbasi and others over their harsh treatment and prolonged detention. |
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