FBI Memo re: Interview of Detainee at Camp Delta, Guantanamo Bay

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Interview of a detainee at Camp Delta, Guantanamo Bay. The detainee was asked about conditions at Camp Delta and he stated that "a lot of the brothers were still upset about the detainee who had attempted suicide six days earlier. Several of the detainees were still saying that he was beaten by the guards. He further commented that several of the other detainees were extremely upset, and he was afraid that others might attempt suicide . he also stated the issues regarding the Koran led to this . He commented that the Koran should not be used as a form of punishment. Also the searching of the Koran needs to be looked into. The guards need to be made aware of how they are "humiliating the Koran."

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Non-legal Memo
Doc_date: 
Wednesday, January 22, 2003
Doc_rel_date: 
Tuesday, May 17, 2005
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WED DELTA, GUANTANAM • BAY, CUBA. THE INTERVIEW b7C -1,3,4 7D -1

CTED BY FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIONS SPECIAL AGEN
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THE INTERVIEW WAS CONDUCTED IN THE ARABIC LANGUAGE
BY CONTRACT LINGUIST' R BEING INFORMED OF THE IDENTITY OF THE INTERVIEWING AGENT] PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
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WHEN ASKED IF HE HAD ANY KNOWLEDGE REGARDINGI
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!REPLIED THAT HE b7D -1 HAD NO IDEA AND WANTED TO BE ASKED DIRECT Q ING HIMSELF. b7F -1 HE WOULD NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT HITISTIQIIIRECir
IN REPLY TO BEING ASKED
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HE WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A DESCRIPTION OF
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IDENIED BEING A MEMBER 04 I HE b6 -3,4 KNEW OF ITS EXISTENCE AND STATED THAT IT WAS SOME TYPE OF A POLITICAL b7C -3,4 ORGANIZATION. THERE W VER ANY NEED FOR HIM TO HAVE ANY TYPE OF
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DEALING WITH THEM AS ALSO UNAWARE OF ANY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
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AL-QAEDA.
DENIED BEING A MEMBER OF AL-QAEDA, WORKING FOR THEM IN ANY CAPACITY OR EVER TRANSFERRING MONEY ON THEIR BEHALF.I
b6 -3,4 HE FURTHER NOTED NEVER HEARING OF AL-OAEDA UNTIL HE WAS IN AFGHANISTAN b7C -3,4 b7D -1 b7F -1
DATE: 12-10-2004 CLASSIFIED BY 61579DXH/BCE/edc 04-CV-4151 DETAINEES-4082
ALL. INFoRmATIoN.CONTAINED
REASON: 1.4 (C)

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FURTHER DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF UBL'S ASSOCIATION WITH AL-QAEDA.

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COULD NOT RECALL HIS NAME AND WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A DESCRIPTION.
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b6 -3,4 NAS THEN ASKED IF HE WAS ENCOUNTERING ANY PROBLEMS OR KNEW OF
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WHO HAD ATTEMPTED SUICIDE SIX DAYS EARLIER. SEVERAL OF THE BROTHERS
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WERE STILL SAYING THAT HE WAS BEATEN BY THE GUARDS. HE WANTED TO KNOW IF HIS BROTHER WAS STILL ALIVE AND WONDERED IF A COUPLE OF BROTHERS COULD VISIT HIM TO ENSURE THAT HE WAS NOT DEAD. HE FURTHER COMMENTED THAT SEVERAL OF THE BROTHERS WERE EXTREMELY UPSET, AND HE WAS AFRAID THAT
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OTHERS MIGHT ATTEMPT SUICIDE. HE NOTED THAT SEVERAL OF THE BROTHERS
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WERE BECOMING WEAK AND BEGINNING TO LOSE THEIR FAITH.1 TATED THAT b7C SEVERAL BROTHERS BECAME EXTREMELY AGITATED WHEN GUARDS REPORTEDLY b7D -1 TOLD SEVERAL OF THE DETAINEES THAT THEIR BROTHER HAD ATTEMPTED SUICIDE
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BECAUSE HIS FELLOW BROTHERS WERE NOT NICE TO HIM AND HE DID NOT FIT IN.
mATI, TATED THE ISSUES REGARDING THE KORAN LED TO THIS. IT WAS JUST A b6 -3,4
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OF TIME BEFORE SOMETHING LIKE THIS OCCURRED. HE COMMENTED THAT
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THE KORAN SHOULD NOT BE USED AS A FORM OF PUNISHMENT. ALSO, THE
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SEARCHING OF THE KORAN NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. THE GUARDS NEED TO BE
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MADE AWARE OF HOW THEY ARE HUMILIATING THE KORAN.
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