Interview of a detainee at Camp Delta, Guantanamo Bay. The detainee advised the interviewing agent that he was in good medical health and had been treated well. He stated that the treatment of the Koran continued to be the reason for his unwillingness to cooperate. When asked how the mistreatment of the Koran had taken place, the detainee stated that the issue continued to be based on what the detainees perceived as the use of the Koran as a weapon. It was taken from them and returned at will, with little consideration for the value which they placed in the book. The detainee was then asked if he had ever seen mistreated or intentionally mishandled. He stated that he had not seen the Koran mistreated or intentionally mishandled. The detainee subsequently admitted that the treatment of the Koran had improved in his cell block. According to the detainee being interviewed, all of the detainees in his cell block were now able to choose if they wanted to keep a Koran or not. They were also offered relative freedom in practicing their religion and praying. This had been a good change, he admitted and was the reason he was talking during the interview.
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was interviewed at Camp Delta, U.S. Naval Base,
'translation services were provided by
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advised the interviewing agent that he was in b7C -3,4 good medica ea t and had been treated well. b7D -1
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this detainee. As a result, no investigative information was
obtained.
b6 -3,4 Detainee' I stated that the treatment of the b7C -3,4 Koran continued to be the reason for his unwillingness to
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cooperate.
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asked how :he mistreatment of the Koran
had taken place.' 'stated that the issue continued to be
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based on what the detainees perceived as the use of the Koran as a
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weapon. It was taken from them and returned at will, with little b7F -1 consideration for the value which they placed in the book.
was asked if he had ever seen mistreatea or intentionally mishandled. He had not. was b6 -3,4 asked if he had ever seen the Koran thrown around, ground or mistreated in any way. He had not.' 'added that,
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should any of these have occurre0. he and the brothers would have
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given their lives protecting it.' ' was asked again, if he
b7F -1 had ever seen this occur in the camp at any time.)
replied that he had not.
b6 -3,4 !was informed taat his case for the proper
b7C -3,4 treatment of the Koran had been taken to higher levels and
presented as a serious issue. The effort had been hurt, however,
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because it had been found that detainees were hiding things within
b7F -1 the pages of the Koran. As a result, the guards were required to
look through the Koran for their own safety.
)was asked if he could assure camp officials b6 -3,4 that none of the detainees would ever hide any objects of any kind b7C -3,4 in their Korans. He stated that he could not. According to
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, Page could to wit out touc ing it, if anything had been placed in it. To eliminate any possibility that objects might be hidden in the b7D -1 Koran,[ offered, the large Korans could be replaced by
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really small copies.
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could not understand how orders regardin
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come to learn about the culture, schedules, practices and
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discipline of the guards and believed that if issued orders, they
would respond immediately.
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I 'then inquired about what the brothers could do b7C -3,4
to ensure that the Koran was treated appropriately] (was
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inquired about the condition of one of the
brothers who had been taken from the camp. According to
inees believed that the brother had been
was informed that this was riot the case. asked
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that everyone trusted, to be taken t:o him so that he could see him
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and verify that he was alive. If he was in the hospital and had
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some medical condition, the representative would even listen to and
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According to the man had just disappeared one day. He
had heard tha e man may have attempted suicide, but did not
believe that to be the case since all Muslims knew that those who
committed suicide would be immediately sent to hell.
'stated that he and others believed that it was
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more likely that the brother had been killed fighting over the
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Koran. According tot 1, a box of Korans that were stacked in the corner of their block had fallen over. A Koran in one of the b7D -1 boxes had fallen out. The detainees thought that it was more likely
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that the brother had attempted to fight for the Koran and had then
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been killed.
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(indicated that any information the detainees
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could obtain regarding the brother would have a significant impact
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on the detainees and would reduce some of the current tension in b7F -1 the camp.
b6 -3,4 subsequently admitted that the treatment of
the Koran had improved in his cell block. According td 1
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all of the detainees in his cell block were now able to choose if
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they wanted to keep a Koran or not. They were also offered relative
b7F -1 freedom in practicing their religion and praying. This had been a
good change, he admitted and was the reason he was talking during
the interview.
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stated, however, that before he offered his
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full cooperation, the same changes t:o the treatment of the Koran
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would have to be extended to all of the blocks.
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,Page that if they had, he would have been provided a vision by God.
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b6 -3,4 had no other significant issues regarding the b7F -1 b7C -3,4 camp.
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1 was asked if he had been permitted to write a
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letter.' stated that he had. He had sent one letter and b7C -3,4 did not need to send any others. According tol l God would b7D -1 ensure that his family knew that he was alright.
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was asked if he had received any letters. He b6 -3,4 stated that He did not need to receive any letters. According to he could tell that his parents and family
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were well because ad seen them in his dreams.
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