Fay Report Annex: Statement of Military Officer re: Allegations of Detainee Abuse at Abu Ghraib Prison

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This statement by a Military Officer is a detailed report on several incidents of detainee abuse and misconduct by military personnel at Abu Ghraib prison in 2003 & 2004. There are allegations that are described as merely being herd of and some where the deponent states they witnessed an incident. The document is of a poor quality and difficult to read in its entirety.

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heard that OGA brought the detainee to Abu Ghraiii at approxirnatekr 0530 hours. JIDC
operations were not notified of the delaineeS arrival ThiS was not in actiortillitOri with Me verbal
agreements with COL PAPPAS RepOrtatity. a Seal Team captured the individual during one of

thew missions. The Detainee was presumed to have been involved in Vie atm* against the ICRC
and apparently hattseveral weapons wan rum. He wee misting amen and sreagedly a Seal
Team member butt-stroked him on the sae of the head.

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old me that the detainees death was being investigated by 00A and asked me to
speak to the OGA attorneys. After speaking with the attorneys. I never heard anything again
about trite Incident until I saw photos of the deceased on Me news.

OTHER MISCONDUCT
Around 10 -12 December 2004. tour Than 'mamas were seen departing Abu Giusti without
authOnZatidn When they ref:limed to ADIJ OniaiD. COL PAPPAS ordered the tee MI BN
Commanoar and me to wart for them ano report when they returned. We tainted that they had
moaned wenout authonzation to go shopping and vain Mahlon in Baghdad. The linguists were
removed from me base and @bowed to transfer to further outlying areas or IOU MOW posibons.

ICRC
The International Red Cross visited Abu Ghreib COL PAPPAS told me that he and 130
KARPINSKI roomed the finial report l aid not see the report COL PAPPAS asked me if I had
ever seen or heard rumor of any abuse I replies no. I are not sweet of COL PAPPAS doing
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called a formation and addressed these asues to the scorers and civilians of Pie JIDC. Nobody
incubated that they were aware of any such activity *no again IROE was stressed as wall as the
reed to hell detainees with respect

PHOTO IDENTIFICATION:
icientifiedilill. a Titan Linguist. possil an arialyseillineen analyst;
and sootier soldier I behave to be either an analyst or an Interrogator. The photos were taken in
the hard-Site area and deposit detainees naked and al bunched up together. I also clecabled

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rrr ORF. l believe there were two or three dogs present with their handlers. I saw no detainee abused or dogs being mishandled. I do not know if COL PAPPAS received permission to use dogs Ounng this time.
TF-121. OGA, and GHOST DETAINEES
OGA and TF-121 routinely brought in detainees fora snort period of erne. The A/519th sobers initiated tre term 'ghost'. They stated they used this term as Me detainees were not re-processed in the normal way via the MP database and were not yet Categorized. 11 was difficult to track these particular detainees and land other Oben recommended that • Memorandum of Understanding be wntten tip be n OGA, Me 2D5" MI ODE and the 800". MP BOE to estabibt procedures for a ghost detainee. ggested an boa of processing them under an assumed name and tingeronntin them but COL PAPPAS decided against it.
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tamee Coalition intake Fo and sworn statements clesdtlierip capture as two ware required
for me in-processing of each detainee.

Ghost Detainees were referenced in the database with their capture Mg numbers. COL PAPPAS began a formalized written MOU procedure t °Neve in late Now between the 205 .1 M1 Bde, 1300``' MP EDE. and OGA. OL PAPPAS introduced me to. I believe representative for OGA an traduced me to venous staff from TF-1.2110/1111110 stated he had heard of me from and Itial$1111111116aated I would assist with COSSible linguist and logistics support accompanied his stiff when they dropped off a Detainee about two to three times a week
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and suggested that OGA should move their own detainees or at a minimum reouest Army ass ante through Operate:ins
DETAINEE DEATH
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STATEMENT O AT Baandad. Iran DATED 2004/05/30a.
on ideas for target folder development then work with
developing specified interrogation plans, and then structure report formats for C2 appr
After the 2D Sep 03 mortar attack. I realized that the soldiers at Abu Ghraib did not have an
appropriate standard of living. There was no dedicated PX facilities, no weight roorn/gyrn/cardio
facilities, minimal internet connectivity, almost no telephone lines, no dedicated mail service, no
dedicated dining facility other than the field kitchen. no hot showers, no washing facilities for
clothes. etc. I spoke with COL PAPPAS about several problems with Abu Ghraib. I cited how
civilian employees were being deployed without the appropriate force protection equipment,
soldiers without weapons and/or ammunition. lack of basic office equipment and supplies. etc.
Following the memorial service, I believe on 26 September for two soldiers killed in mortar attack. COL PAPPAS offered me the JIDC Commander position. I initially accepted the role pending discussion with my rater wno was on leave. However after a week or so. I discovered that there was no Command and Control (C2) associated with the position over soldiers, civilians. or policy. As I did not have any C2. I declined the JIDC Commander role. COL PAPPAS staled that he would have one of his Battalion Commanders assigned with their unit to run the JIDC. I agreed to stay and continue assisting COL PAPPAS After clectining the position, COL PAPPAS referred to himself as the JIDC Commander/Director. I decried I would best serve as some sort of executive officer performing a mayoral support role for life sustainment issues. I started serving in a Mayoral capacity at that point, around 20-25 October, about the time COL PAPPAS moved out to
Abu Ghraib fulttime
I acus t I declined the JIDC Commander positio ted that COL PAPPAS would of have input on my DER and I continued supporting sot ors.
THE FIRST INCIDENT OF UNAUTHORIZED INTERROGATIONS:
Around 6 or 7 October 2003 I learned that three Interrogators and a translator went into Tier 1B to interrogate two female detainees and possibly had been drinking alcohol. ainsvailasise
and I reviewed the MPs written statements. I learned that the interrogators end one civilian linguist had the MPs release a female juvenile detainee (17) under the guise of an interrogation and moved her to an isolated cell area and purportedly asked her to remove her top and kissed her They then asked to interrogate another female detainee that was an MP hold for criminal activity. They moved this detainee as well to sin isolated area and spoke with her and one held her nand Both detainees separately identified all four individuals.
COL PAPPAS asked me investigate the matter more fully When questioned. all three soldiers invoked their rights and requested an attorney. The civilian linguist indicated that they had gone for an interrogation and rie lust did translation as he was directed by the soldiers and denied any use of alcohol. I forwarded the statements 14111/11111111,5" MI Bde legal officer, and later spoke with CIO I do not know what happened with the matter after that
The next day,f1MIII¦IIMININ11.1111104•ent over the Interrogation Rules of Engagement (IROE) with all military and civilian personnel.
OTHER INTERROGATOR MISCONDUCT
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