Posted on 05/23/2019 5:32:36 AM PDT by SJackson
An accused Somali war criminal who CNN reported last week was working in the US as a driver for Uber and Lyft was responsible for the torture of a man in 1988 and should pay him $500,000, a civil court jury found Tuesday. Farhan Mohamoud Tani Warfaa alleged in court papers that he was beaten and tortured by soldiers under the command of Yusuf Abdi Ali --the man featured in CNN's report. According to Warfaa, Ali's soldiers beat him, took his clothing and used a form of torture called the "Mig," in which they tied his hands and feet behind his back in a painful position that resembled the shape of the Somali Air Force's MIG aircraft. Ali was present during some of the torture, according to the lawsuit filed in federal court in Virginia.
Warfaa said Ali, also known as "Colonel Tukeh," shot him multiple times at point-blank range. The jury rejected a claim that Ali attempted to "extrajudicially" kill Warfaa.
In a statement after the verdict, Warfaa said, "It has been a long journey seeking justice for what happened to me and to my community. Today's verdict was a vindication not only for me, but also for many others in Somaliland who suffered under Col. Tukeh's command." Ali's attorney, Joseph Peter Drennan, told CNN he and his client were disappointed in the outcome of the case, which they viewed as politically motivated to benefit Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia. "Yusuf Abdi Ali was held liable because he was a commander in an army that served under a regime that had a poor human rights record. But aside from the plaintiff's testimony, there was virtually no evidence that Ali tortured anyone," Drennan said.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
Import Third World
Become Third World
..................
Uber? He probably told them he worked for TSA, which is true. The real question, his illegal entry (we don't allow war criminals here), why hasn't he been deported.
Uber's background check skills is secondary when compared to airport security and immigration, both of whom blew it as well.
Related threads
Uber driver identified as Somali war criminal who burned men alive,
Accused war criminal working as security guard at Dulles Airport
Uber and Lyft were around in 1988?
News to me.
https://ride.guru/lounge/p/lyft-has-been-around-longer-than-uber-history-lesson
Kick him out. He’s no better that the 90 year old NAZI guards.
Round em up ship em out.
Now, your average Uber driver doesn’t have $500,000 lying around, but maybe this guy has a big jar full of coins or something.
That’s quite the rig.
Was he driving in London during the off-season?
We have and we are, My FRiend.
So much for the accuracy of “Background Checks” .
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.