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Lawyers for an ailing 73-year-old man freed after 33 years in prison now say they can prove a high-ranking police officer lied under oath in a case tainted by a notorious squad of Chicago officers. ....
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By Sarah Mansur & Capitol News Illinois • Mar 3, 2021 Robert Smith, a torture victim at the hands of the Chicago Police Department, is pictured here on the night he was released from prison on Oct. 23, 2020. Smith, who was imprisoned for 33 years, filed a civil lawsuit this week against the city and former CPD officers for more than $66 million in damages. Credit Photos Provided One of the men who was tortured into giving a false confession by officers working under late Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge is suing the city and its former police officers for more than $66 million in damages. Robert Smith, who was wrongfully convicted for a 1987 double murder, spent more than 33 years in prison but was declared innocent in November after successfully filing a claim with the state agency tasked with investigating police torture claims committed during Burge’s tenure, the Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission, in 2011. ....