Guantanamo Detainee Sues Bush for $1Billion
Salim Gherebi is a detainee at Guantanamo. Last month, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a case involving his brother that courts can consider petitions filed by detainees because the United States ''possesses and exercises all the attributes of sovereignty'' on the base. Salim has now brought his own lawsuit against President Bush and other federal officials, seeking $1.1 billion in damages for violating his consitutional rights. He is represented by Stephen Yagman of Los Angeles.
Since the 9th Circuit decision conflicts with a D.C. appeals court decision ruling the opposite way, the issue may well hit the Supreme Court. If it turns out Guantanamo detainees can sue, perhaps Mr. Gherebi has a case.
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