Yusuf Abdi Ali has been working as an Uber driver in Northern Virginia.
By Rachel Weiner and Rachel Weiner Local reporter covering federal court in Alexandria, Va. and local court in Arlington and Alexandria. Email Bio Follow Marisa Iati Marisa Iati Email Bio Follow May 21 at 5:20 PM A former Somali army colonel who has been living and working for decades in Northern Virginia had engaged in torture in his homeland and must pay his victim half a million dollars, a jury in Alexandria found Tuesday.
The jury did not find Ali liable for an attempted illegal killing of Warfaa. But for torturing Warfaa, they fined him $400,000 in compensatory damages and $100,000 in punitive damages. Ali denied Warfaa’s claims and those of other victims of violence. He said he had heard of the missing water tanker at the time but took no action in response.It’s the last of three cases CJA has brought on behalf of victims of the Barre regime.
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