Evidence Chicago Police Tortured Suspects
http://abcnews.go.com/US/LegalCenter/wireStory?id=2211448
"CHICAGO Jul 19, 2006 (AP)— Special prosecutors investigating allegations that police tortured nearly 150 black suspects in the 1970s and '80s said Wednesday they found evidence of abuse, but any crimes are now too old to prosecute."
"In three of the cases, the prosecutors said the evidence was strong enough to have warranted indictments and convictions."
...""Regrettably, we have concluded that the statute of limitations would bar any prosecution of any offenses our investigation has disclosed," the prosecutors said. The statute of limitations on the allegations is three years."
What I want to know is: How many of these suspects whose confessions were beaten out of them were actually innocent of the crimes they were charged with?
Oh, and by the way, what were the at home occupations of most of those responsible for the Abu Ghraid abuses? "...prison guards or corrections officials..." (from the Taguba report).
- Vox
"CHICAGO Jul 19, 2006 (AP)— Special prosecutors investigating allegations that police tortured nearly 150 black suspects in the 1970s and '80s said Wednesday they found evidence of abuse, but any crimes are now too old to prosecute."
"In three of the cases, the prosecutors said the evidence was strong enough to have warranted indictments and convictions."
...""Regrettably, we have concluded that the statute of limitations would bar any prosecution of any offenses our investigation has disclosed," the prosecutors said. The statute of limitations on the allegations is three years."
What I want to know is: How many of these suspects whose confessions were beaten out of them were actually innocent of the crimes they were charged with?
Oh, and by the way, what were the at home occupations of most of those responsible for the Abu Ghraid abuses? "...prison guards or corrections officials..." (from the Taguba report).
- Vox
posted by VoxInfo at 9:32 AM
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