Where did the torture photos go?

January 2, 2006 12:53 PM

Anyone know whatever happened to the rest of the "Rape and Torture" Darby photos? Last I had heard a judge ordered their release. but then I've never heard about them again. That court order was dated over three months ago, seems a pretty big story to disappear without a so much as a whimper.
posted by Jezztek to Law & Government (2 answers total)

The government has filed a notice of appeal of that order, but I don't think any briefs have been filed yet at the appeals court. Stay tuned. It could take a while.

The case is bigger than just the Abu Ghraib photos, though. Here's the latest ACLU press release. The ACLU has posted a bunch of other documents it's already gotten access to through the suit.
posted by footnote at 1:57 PM on January 2, 2006

I sent the Portland branch of the ACLU an email back on January 28th and just now got this reply:

"I apologize for this very late response. Here is the most recent update on the release of the Abu Gharib photos and videos:
http://www.aclu.org/safefree/torture/24975prs20060411.html
[the linked release is from April 11th, 2006 and is titled ACLU Releases First Government Authentication of Abu Ghraib Abuse Images Along With One New Photo]
I hope this article answers your questions.

You may also be interested in exploring the ACLU’s database of documents obtained in response to its 2003 Freedom of Information Act request on its website: http://www.aclu.org/safefree/torture/torturefoia.html

Again, I apologize for this late response. We receive many emails from the public daily and it takes time for us to get back to everyone."
posted by blueberry at 4:01 PM on May 30, 2006