FBI memo of interview of detainee at Camp X-Ray, Guantanamo Bay concerning the "Portland 7" case in the United States. The agent reports that when the detainee was brought in for the interview, the detainee had a "black eye, facial cuts around the nose area, and his fingers on both hands were taped up". When the agent inquired, the detainee, who spoke English, said words to the effect "they", motioning ,to the Military Police (MP) guards had done this to him. The agent was told by the MPs that the injuries were sustained in a "scuffle due to the detainee becoming non-compliant and had to be bought into compliance by a Rapid Response Team". The agent also noticed a cast on the detainee's ankle which was for an injury sustained prior to the detainee's arrival at Guantanamo.
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Date of transcription 09/09/2604
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telephone number'3I was advised of the official •
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identity of the interviewing Supervisory-Special Agent(SSA and
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that the interview concerned ascertaining any information
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possessed-pertaining to the treatment and conditions of
detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (GTMO). 13
'thereafter
provided the following information:
'traveled to GTMO in February 2002, to debrief a
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b6 -1,4 detainee identified asi 1 regarding b7C -1, 4 case specific information on the "Portland 7" Counterterrorism /371) -1 3was not a member of any interview team. As a
matter.3
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Co-case'gen of the Portland 7 case,' 'went to GTMO for
the sole purpose of conducting one interview relating to that
case.
The interview was conducted in ,a make-shift plywood
shack used for conducting interviews, located adjacent to the
"Dog Cages" in Camp X-Ray. When the detainee was brought in for
the interview,'3
'observed the detainee had a black eye,
facial cuts around the nose area, and his fingers on both hands
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were taped up. The •detaineei who spoke English, said words tp
b7C -1 the effect "they", motioning ,to the Military Police [MP? guards, . had done this to him. A Colonel in charge of the MPs,• whose name I-3
I could not recall, advised that the detainee's
injuries were sustained in a scuffle due to the detainee
becoming non-compliant and had to be bought into compliance by a
Rapid Response Team. The detainee also had a cast on one of his
ankles which was for an injury sustained prior to ,the detainee's
arrival at GTMO.
did not have any substantial dealing with any
MPs, other military personnel, Department of Defense (DOD)
civilians, or any other contractors at GMTO regarding detainees
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idid not observe any aggressive
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or improper handling, treatment or techniques used by.anyone on •
any of the detainees inconsistent with FBI or Department of
Justice' (DOJ) policy guidelines. [3
had no understanding of
what type of harsh or a ressive interrogation techniques were
authorized by DOD.3did not ask anyone what the DOD
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policies were pertaining to the-treatWt-of-detainees-as be--
thought.it was beyond the scope of .jwas
duty. Since].unaware of what-DOD, policies were, pertaining to the treatment of detainees, he was unable to state whether any aggressive treatment, interrogations or interview techniques employed, in b6 -1 his Opinion, were inconsisten.b7C -1
ny DOD policy. Other than
the overall conditions, which described as being harsh,
and without air conditioning, but which everyone there,
including U.S. military personnel were subjected to, he did not
witness, or become aware of, any unduly harsh treatment.
attributed the overall conditions at GTMO in February. 204 as
being due to the operation being in it's -relatively early
stages.,
was not aware of any allegations of mistreatment
]did not
of detainees mace against any . .S. personnel: .have any pictures, video, notes or any other type of b6 -1 documentation which depicted or described any aggressive
b7C -1 treatment, interrogations .or interview techniques employed on detainees at GTMO. ' .
Iwas not aware of.anYone else in
ossession of, or the existence of any such items.
did not have any additional information relating to the
,
treatment of detainees at GTMO.
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