Reply #5: US Blackwater [class action] lawsuit signatures sought by Iraq [View All]

[Turborama]

Source: BBC

Iraq has begun collecting signatures for a class action lawsuit on behalf of people killed or wounded in incidents involving US security firm Blackwater.

It will seek compensation for a number of such cases, the office of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said.

Incidents include the 2007 killing of 17 Iraqis in Baghdad's Nisoor Square.

Last month, a US judge dismissed charges against five Blackwater guards over those killings, which Iraqi officials described as "regrettable".

Immediately after the US decision, the Iraqi government issued several angry statements pledging that it would continue to "act forcefully and decisively to prosecute".

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8466303.stm

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Good! It's also good to see the BBC haven't bought into the name change.