Interviewee was assigned to AG from May 23, 2003 to October 15, 2003 as the Iraqi Survey Group of the 72 Military Police Company.
Interviewee recalled an incident where [redacted] had several detainees moved into the sun. Later, the detainees were examined and it was determined a few were dehydrated as a result of being put in the sun.
Interviewee stated that he/she did witness detainees on adjusted sleep schedules, the detainees' schedules were posted outside of their cell. Methods to keep the detainee awake included, turning on the lights, banging on the cell or banging on trash cans.
Interviewee also stated that he/she does not recall detainees being stripped as a form of humiliation, but only during in-processing.
Interviewee also stated that he/she does not recall detainees being stripped as a form of humiliation, but only during in-processing.
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From 23 May 03 to 15 Oct 03, I was deployed to i.bu Ghraib (AG) as the ISG f training Iraqi corrections
accept detainees within three days after arrival with a follovtion mission o bad
of the 72nd MP Compa
ound it to be unusable as it
to prepare the facility to of AG into Iraqi control. When we arrived at the bard site, we f days. Until the end of Jul
officers for the eventual transition
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ransacked. We built up a portion of the original site and started to receive detainees within
BIAP. The BIAP facility was overcrowded and AG was
been
around the sync One. intelli
03, all detainees at AG were criminal. The main facility was in
originally going to house to overflow. At the end of Aug 03, the 320th MP, arrived at AG. At ved
were no interrogations conducted prior to the 205th Ml Bde personnel arri. On occasion,
There
personnel arrived at AG.
Judge Advocate General (JAG) personnel would me to the facility to interview detainees concerning trial issues. The MI folks
co ISSiOn to
arrived and began establishing a location to conduct screening and interrogation operations in preparation of a p i facility to
The criminal detainees were moved to another pan of
members;
interrogate suspected SADAAM FETAYEEN folks borrowed tents from us to set up
make way for the security detainees which were going to be interrogated by MI. The MI
the interrogation facility. At one point Camp Vigilant housed about 700 security hold detainees. My company worked more
320di hiP Ha
nnel lived with us and used our mess facilities. In Aua the MI personnel than the 320th MP's I d several detainees moved into the sum I met withAcioupp 'and
with me for medical support. This was
lc net) to mated he had coo '
a ter the incident. the deta inees. and said a few
•
location of the medical tent. Docto
rong, as the only thing he asked was incident, my relationship
For a very short period after
!hydrated but there was no permanent damage.
tl personnel and an interpreter conducted an unauthorized ,,.. , I ...
a.as strained. There w also a situation : w h COL PAPPAS who took immediate steps to rectify the situation. At
and
immediately reported to
situation was inuned were transferred to Camp Gancey in preparation of a suspected influx of security detainees
eTd of Jul. the criminal prisoners schedule .for the
associated with operation VICTORY BOUNTY. I did witness detainees on adjusted sleep schedules. The turning
M l personnel would do most of the waking. The MP's would help out by
detainee was posted on the outside of the cell. ce
n the lights or banging on the door. At one point. Ml personnel would beat on trash cans to wake up the detainee On we
tents and found out about thts, the activity stopped. Dunn; the initial set up of the interrogation site. that re open on
of we lent the MI personnel
we escorted the detainees to and from the interrogation site. Inc interrogation site consisted a couple sides which allowed personnel to see the conduct of the interrogations. In Sep 03. GEN MILLER visited AG. He spent most of
e team who just explained some of the functions tbe MP's conducted abtcho
his time with the MI folks, but he had andrili . mmented that the MP's would end up working for MI. Other than
GTMO. After the GEN MILLER visit.
incidents discussed above. I never witnessed any detainee abuse or maltreatment while at AG. I never witnessed or heard of any
MI person asking the MP's to abuse the detainees to help with interrogations. I never witnessed or heard any MP offer to abuse
through IA. At the
detainee to help with interrogations. During my time at AG. there were a constant flow of personnel coming
and a
beginning of Oct 03. we started our transition with the 372nd MP Bn. The transition consisted of a walkthrough
tht guard
One of the immediate changes the 372nd made was to resmictwe
right-seat-ride which lasted' approximately one week. their force. cutting back on security personnel at Camp Vigilant which resulted In several detainee escapes within days of transition of authority. After dealing with the 372nd Mrs I had concerns in their ability to successfully conduct the mission at
I eel thei AG. The unit had come directly from a mission in the south and seemed distraught about taking over another mission. Off
itnessed or bearda
morale was extremely low. Detainees were stripped searched during their mprocessing. bus I never w
and cannot understand how it could happen. The ac
detainee being stripped as a form of humiliation. I have seen the pictures
depicted by the photos clearly fall outside the doctrinally authonzed restraining techniques. MP training calls for the restraint egation of unruly detainees. It seemed so me that MI was under constant pressure to report. On one
with bansteuffs . . the
c the comment "they were sending someone else to teach us how to do our job.' concerning
.
occasion complained that he had sent up numerous requests through his chain of constant Irow of visitors. reccive0.111111111111111121111111111111111111111111111111111111; h
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requesting rules of engagement of interrogating detain es, which he never
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