Federal Suit Filed Against Rumsfeld For Prisoner Abuse

March 2, 2005 Donald Rumsfeld faces a federal lawsuit brought today by the American Civil Liberties Union and, filed in his home state of Illinois. The suit charges that he bears direct responsibility for the torture and abuse of detainees in U.S. military custody.

The lawsuit was filed in federal court on behalf of eight men who were subject to torture and abuse at the hands of U.S. forces under Secretary Rumsfeld's command. The parties seek a court order declaring that Secretary Rumsfeld's actions are in violation of the, federal statutes and.