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Chicago Police Detective Accused of Brutality Used Similar Techniques at Guantanamo
Loaded on Oct. 3, 2016
by Derek Gilna
published in Prison Legal News
October, 2016, page 57
Filed under:
Police Misconduct,
War on Terror,
Wrongful Conviction,
Terrorism,
Excessive Force (Police),
Racial Profiling.
Locations:
Cuba,
Illinois.
In an ironic twist of fate, a former Chicago police detective accused of acts of brutality against suspects in police custody has been cited for using similar tactics at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. According to the London-based Guardian newspaper, former detective Richard Zuley stands accused by ...
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