Fay Report Annex: Statement of a Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CW2), Platoon Leader, B Company, 325th Military Intelligence Group re: Operations at Abu Ghraib Prison

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This sworn statement by a Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CW2), Platoon Leader at Abu Ghraib prison from September 2004 until May 2004 stated that "I heard of an unauthorized interrogation by three interrogators. The interrogators took a female detainee and became fresh with her. I didn't hear what they did. . . . Another time, [Redacted] had a detainee strip off his clothing. [Redacted] was also with her."

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SWORN STATEMENT
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was assigned to Abu Glaraid on 12 September 2004 as the 1PW Platoon Leader for W325 MI. My duties, along I arrived. there
seven individuals in my platoon, were to help nm °pennons in the Joint Interrogation Debriefing Co.ter. Whea

and the first sergeant was

N already at Abu Ghraib. The Company Commander was and under the
as the Joint baterrogatioo Debriefing Center OIC. The 72nriVra was on site
Ghraib was thew
MP BDE. My understanding was that the Forward Operating Base at Abu support and
coalman contro o e : 71. f I was kind of hectic. We had to set up out billeting area, life
respoosibiliry of the MP assets. The first day we am veil

start developing a work schedule for all my folks. About a day after I arrived. 20 mote MI personnel arrived. These newly
arrived personnel were forming the Tiger Teams (1 x lmerroptor, 1 Analyst, I x Translator). After three to four da
y began interroganon operations. My folks did not interrogate they stayed to work in the operations section.
eco why we were there and understood our mission. I began scrutinizing the existing requirements and

The training began
continued to refuse our role and responsibilities well into February when I finally departed. on
ed on
ui re . we arrived around 17 -18 September. The newly arrived personnel were trainy. They were thought
i
around three days after
operations. They were told and shown where detainees were being held and who was segregated ala •
questions and answers techniques as well. Before interrogatioo operations began, we did not get the Interroptioo Rules of
Engagement but my team had just arrived from Camp Cropper and they were aware of the IROE. There was no doubt in my mind
that my team itnew what the rules were. Once we received the IROEs, they were no different than what we bad learned at the

ual stated. I believe we would discuss the Geneva Convention during normal
aware of due to the schoolingschool or what the interrogation F ree.,
Although we did not get additional Geneva Conventioo training, to I officer in

conversation.
time the 20 additional Ml personae thethey had receiv
operations .un arrival (around 13-14 September). e was the one who
wed up around the 16th of Septem r win m IDC operations.ss.
At oac pant Ioperations duties. belien he was to charge of Force Protection but it wasn't =ally clear.
not interrogations.
pectcd everyone w they at f Administrative support to (mentions and
thought he was governing our Opc myself or his staff. I did go to him for assistance a handful
He would go to the Hard Site with hard lines or specifics as to what the unit's organization

re were
of tunes on detainee not of Ml Issues c
s. SOD= more personnel form 323rd joined us 10 days later. COL PAPPAS visited the site regularly, but be did not bye there. wa ce COL PAPPAS arrived on camp I didn't see too many changes. Tbe communications with the MP: was not good at theOnce Once COL PAPPAS became the FOB Commander. things did change soom. The Entry Control Point to the Hard Site
tracked. The movement of detainees was smoother. Tbc MPs were more responsive to our needs and Tenants.
or of
was better was never aware, or witness any detainee physical abuse or inappropriate behavi
Communicadons with the MPs was better.

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interrogation techniques, any photos or videos. A couple of dams I was asked Io observe an interrogation which possibiy fell on
the border line. I observed it and no inappropriate techniques materialized. I beard of an unauthorized interroganoo by three

interrogators interrogators. The interrogators took a female detainee and became fresh with her. I didn't d a detainee strip
were pulled off interrogan bow what punishment they received. Another ' eve was counseled by
off has clothing. was also with her. They weft pulled off interrogati .

They were not my interrogators. In m id November, a •
additional training on IROE.
her Team Leader
group trona GTMO came to instruct us on the GTMO role and worked amongst our ranks. Ghost detainees are those detainees ISN
1. the are not given an
'They
who arrive to the JIDC and are not processed but held over for Other Government Agencies or TF-I2
what
until their status is identified. When I first arrived, there was Do memorandum of agreement as to
Once COL:PAPPAS arrived on thewere being dropped off without anyone knowing.
and a memorandum was agreed upon all parties. This occurred sometime before Christmas. dy hit
Were
n cse ghost detainees. Once they were Dived over to us. Their paperwork followed a few days later.

with mortars but we were so short of personnel to get roving patrols started. I knew that there were Q-36 in country and in the
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when we arrived. I really do not know
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