Email from Chris Swecker to Valerie E. Caproni re: UR714/SC/Detainee Abuse

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FBI E-mail from Chris Swecker to Valerie E. Caproni re: UR714/SC/Detainee Abuse.
[Email is heavily redacted]
Later e-mails note that decision was made at DOJ that these matters would not be investigated as Civil Rights Violations. There is also mention of the DOD's proposition to transform GTMO.
[Various FBI officials are appear as addressees in later e-mails].

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Tuesday, June 29, 2004
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Tuesday, December 14, 2004
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From SWECKER, CHRIS (CID) (FBI)
To Capron', Valerie E (OGC) (FBI)
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Subject FW UR714/SC/DETAINEE ABUSE
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b6 -1 Here is more on the Prisoner abuse topic Can I have ) meet with you re the guidance ECb7C that Bruce G has asked CID to send to the field
Chris Swecker
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To . SV,VECKER, CHRIS (CID) (FBI)
Subject FW UR714/SC/DETAINEE ABUSE

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Chris) for your information, a decision was made at the DOJ a while back that these matters would not be investigated as Civil Rights violations Therefore, the DOJ Civil Rights Division is not involved We spoke briefly with Pat Sullivan, Attorney, Counteiterrongm Division, DOJ, who advised that depending on whether or not the:indniiduals involved in this matter were civilian or military would determine who looked into the allegations Sullivan said that individuals in the milt a :ould be dealt with by themilitary Sullivan's military contact is Army Ja officer Lt Col :of the Pentagon, telephone
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Sullivan advised that Lt Col:ould be a e o provide direction as to how military
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to provide direction on the Sacramento complaint matte, if, in fact, the accused are members of the
military , Sullivan advised that civilians involved in such!abuses could be addressed by DOJ and
potentially prosecuted under Title 18, U S C , Section 113 (Assaults Within Maritime and Territorial

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We'passed this information to the Sacramento office who is already dealing with one of the SSAs of
CTD! They re-interviewed the individual that provided the information and are drafting an LHM suitable
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From MERSHON, MARK J (SF) (FBI)
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To SWECKER, CHRIS (CID) (FBI)): 1SC) (FBI)

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see GTMO, future ops proposal attached, if you haven't already — no surpnses that I could see
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What are your thOughts on this/
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RECORD 315N-HO-C1406946-D Attaches you will find a PowerPoint presentatiOn regarding the transformation of GTMO which the Principal's wanted I This product has been reviewed several times by the regular attendees at the PCC to
include DOJ This liwill be bnefed to the SecDef at 9 30 a m today If he approves he will bnef this during the Pnncipal's meeting which is scheduled,tomorthw at 11 30 a m The first 9 slides will definitely be used The next,"Backup Slides" will be used if asked!specific questions which relate to them You Will notice that the IDOJ View", slide is wrong I have notified DoD that they should not use the slide
without making changes
You do not need to respond to;this unless you have specific concerns that you want brought to DoD or DOJ
Thank you
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Counterterrorism Division
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From'.I (OGC) (FBI) b6 -1 To Capron!, Valerie E (OGC) (FBI).b7C -1,
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Subject RE DOD proposed GTMO Transformation
..,The.Corrected slide reads --Over 400 actionable leads & 30 detainees of interest
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3 tribunal cases were "referred" on Monday --thus the panel has been named and the cases have offically begun -- the clock has started ticking .I
the cases are
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what would be correct for the DOJ slide,
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Hello Chris I think that you wanted this to go to SC, so have forwarded ti 1(1 knoe things are he'ctic ) Best; Makc 1 b7C -1
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From 'SWECKER, CHRIS (CID) (FBI)
Sent Sunday, June 27, 2004'5 41 PM
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Mark -,thanks for the heads up I noted this is appropnaely a "zero" matter at this pont PIs have tit, I at extension ASAC coordinate with the Integrity in Government CR Section ((A)SCI b2 1 before ',any substantive'matters are initiated Tks ­
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Attached is Urgent Report #714 from FBI Sacramento concemma niw Imr
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They are standing down on opening a case and,are confemng with the military I will forward you another e-mail that has some info on this
Chris Swecker
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Valene, Here's an update
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