Emails include an executive summary that answers the question, how many criminal investigations were begun as a result of MG Fay's investigation? It reports that the CID initiated 186 criminal investigations as of August 6, 2004, while 24 physical or sexual assault incidents were identified by the report, 18 of the 24 incidents were previously investigated by the CID, the CID had not yet initiated new investigations. The emails also included an executive summary, which summarized the Army court martial of Private First Class Edward Richmond, who was charged with unpremeditated murder of an Iraqi detainee. PFC Richmond was convicted of voluntary manslaughter, he was sentenced to a dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of pay and allowance, reduction to Private and three years of confinement. Richmond's court martial hearing is noted as one of the first tried involving the murder of an Iraqi detainee.
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From: MAJ PMG
Sent: IIIIIIIIIII 10, 2004 7:16 AM
To: PMG
Cc: GM PMG
Subject: FW: Detainee ps Summary for 9 Aug 04 (UNCLASSIFIED)
Attachments: DTF Summary 9 Aug 04.doc; Detainee EXSUM - Number of Cases.doc; EXUM PFC
Richmond Detainee Abuse C-M (Aug 04).doc; 091100AUGO4 Denver Post Ed.doc
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for your info this is what we will be doing starting Monday. We take in the dailies from each staff proponent, which will
include their individual daily and maybe an EXSUM and develop a quick rollup (summary) to place in front of them for
submission as part of the SNR Leader Daily DO Book. We will attach any pertinent EXSUM to the rollup as supporting
documentation.
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Cc: TC HQD G-3; OL HQDA DCS G-3) VDAS; 't 6 ),e LTC VDASMINIFTC (OCAR-OPS) LTC OCLL; MAI PMG Subject: Detainee Ops Summary for 9 Aug 04 (UNCLASSIFIED)
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: FOUO
All,
Attached is the Detainee Ops Summary for 9 Aug 04.
Note - Monday / Wednesday / Friday detainee Ops meeting is now 0730.
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CID EXSUM on Investigations as a result of Fay report
Detainee EXSUM -
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Updated EXSUM on PFC Edward Richmond - 1 ID soldier guilty of -144Voluntary Manslaughter of Iraqi detainee and response to Denver Post article.
EXUM PFC.091100AUGO4
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9 Aug 04
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
JO NUMBER OF DETAINEE ABUSE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS AND THE FAY REPORT
[USACIDC]: This EXSUM is in response to an Army Detainee Task Force request asking how many criminal investigations are underway and how many criminal investigations were begun as a result of the MG Fay investigation.
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CID has initiated 186 criminal investigations as of 6 Aug 04.
o 51 death investigations
o 109 assault investigations
o 6 sexual assault investigations
o 20 theft investigations
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CID has yet to initiate any new investigations as a result of the MG Fay investigation.
o MG Fay investigation identified 24 physical or sexual assault detainee abuses
o CID had previously investigated 18 of those incidents.
o MG Fay's legal advisors declined to allow HQUSACIDC to send the remaining 6 incidents to the field for investigation until 6 Aug 04. On 6 Aug 04, those .6 allegations were approved for release to CID field elements for investigation.
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All information related to this matter is law enforcement sensitive and should be restricted. Any premature release of case-sensitive information could jeopardize the investigation and affect successful prosecution. This information is protected by the Privacy Act. By law and regulation, it may not be disclosed to any person or organization outside the Department of Defense without the individual's authorization and prior approval of the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command.
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(U) ARMY COURT-MARTIAL COMPLETED IN CASE OF PFC EDWARD RICHMOND. On 5 August, following a two-day contested General Court-Martial convened by the Commander, 1st Infantry Division, a court-martial panel consisting of five officer and five enlisted members convicted PFC Edward Richmond of voluntary manslaughter. Richmond was charged with the unpremeditated murder of an Iraqi detainee who was apprehended and flex-cuffed by unit personnel following a cordon and search operation on 28 Feb 04, vicinity Taal Al Jal, Iraq. Richmond was assigned to HHC, 1/27th Infantry Battalion, 25th ID at the time. The panel found Richmond not guilty of murder, but guilty of the lesser-included offense of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced him to a dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of all pay and allowance, reduction to Private (E-1), and three years confinement. The Commander, 1st Infantry Division must review the case and sentence, and, if approved, the Army Court of Criminal Appeals will review the case on appeal. This case is the first tried involving the alleged murder of an Iraqi detainee, but has not received extensive media coverage, as it does not involve misconduct inside a detention facility and perhaps because it was tried in Tikrit. There is Army Times media interest. (U)
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DTG 091100AUG04. How should we respond to the 14 Jul 04 Denver Post editorial, "Does Army Treat Abuse Seriously"?
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Originator: Mr. Geren
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Answer. Any response by OSD or HQDA should be tempered by the fact that there are four Soldiers facing charges under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). Military law prohibits any attempt to influence court-martial findings or sentences, and discourages even the appearance of doing so. If a response is deemed to be appropriate from a public affairs perspective, the following points are noted:
o The response would be so tardy as to be ineffective.
o There is a clear difference in culpability between Soldiers who commit assault and manslaughter and Soldiers who impede a subsequent investigation.
o One of the Soldiers charged with assault and manslaughter is an officer. His case is being handled in the same way as the enlisted soldiers who have similar charges.
o The facts of the case are being made part of the public record through evidence being given at pretrial hearings under the provisions of Article 32, UCMJ.
o The reprimanded officers have privacy rights that are protected by federal law and would likely limit the amount of material that could be disclosed to explain the disposition decision..
(1051.10)-LT./.OTJAG /_49)tb) , 7_..army.mil Approved By: COL. OTJAG
(U) Take-Away/Discussion Points:
o Response to the Denver Post editorial may create the appearance of unlawful command influence and would likely be limited by Privacy Act concerns.
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