A federal jury has convicted a man on charges of torture and exporting weapons parts and services to Iraq, among other crimes, the Justice Department says.
WASHINGTON — A federal jury convicted a man on Friday on charges of torture and exporting weapons parts and services to Iraq, among other crimes, the Department of Justice announced in a MondayIt’s only the second time a defendant has been convicted of torture since the federal torture statute went into effect in 1994, the release said.
The factory employee"raised concerns about the weapons project," so Roggio was accused of coordinating with Kurdish soldiers to abduct the victim, according to the. Roggio then"suffocated the victim with a belt, threatened to cut off one of his fingers, and directed Kurdish soldiers to repeatedly beat, tase, choke, and otherwise physically and mentally abuse the victim over a 39-day period," the press release details.
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