Legal Opinion
Bettis v. Islamic Republic
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 17, 2003No. 01-7147PublishedCited by 130 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court Filed by Circuit Judge HARRY T. EDWARDS.
HARRY T. EDWARDS, Circuit Judge:
In 1985, Father Lawrence M. Jenco, an ordained Catholic priest who was working as the Director of Catholic Relief Services in Beirut, Lebanon, was abducted by Hizbollah, .the Islamic terrorist organization. Hizbollah held Fr. Jenco captive for 564 days, and subjected him to near-constant blindfolding, beatings, and psychological torture. Even after Fr. Jenco’s release, he remained underweight and weak for a long period, had a changed disposition, and would suffer “flashbacks” to his kidnapping and…
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