Padilla torture claims disputed
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Federal prosecutors in Miami denied claims by suspected Al Qaeda operative Jose Padilla that he was tortured during his 3 1/2 years in military custody as an enemy combatant.
In papers filed in federal court, prosecutors said Padilla, 36, provided no evidence to back up his claims and urged that the case against him not be dismissed based on his allegations. They insisted that Padilla was treated humanely while in a Navy brig in South Carolina.
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