CIA Memo: Death Investigation - Gul Rahman

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MEMORANDUM FOR:
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28 January 2003
Deputy Director for Operations
Associate Deputy Di.rector for
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Death Investigation - Gul RAHMAN
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1. 4-ei The scope ofbts investigation was to
determine the cause of the· November 2002 death of Gul
RAHMAN, a member of Hezbi Is ami, who was being detained at r j RAHMAN had been un~going
interrogation.·by CIA personl).el,
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re a es o the investigation of the death of Gul RAHMAN.
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. J There are 20 cells located inside t e prison
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Four of .the cells have high bars that run between two walls
to which prisoners can be secured. These four cells are
.desi ned for slee de rivation.
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the cellblock play constant music to prevent communications
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Between August and September 2002,
Headquarters was able to ma e arrangements with the BOP to
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c:=::Jguards in restraint techniques, escort procedures,
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7. t&l Heating and cooling are pro.blematic at the
prison facility. There is no insulation in the building
.and no central heating or cooling.
The facility is hot in the·
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help cool the facility in the summer. According to [~----]
in late September_2002, Station purchased 10 electric
heaters that were ·delivered ·in early October 2002. Five of
the electric heaters were placed in the administrative
section of the prison and_five were placed in the guard
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[ In_ mid-October· 2.002, five gas heaters
Lw~e_r_e_p_u_r-ch'a_s_e_d~a_n_d.-Jdeli vered sometime shortly thereafter.
All five gas heaters were placed in the guard towers. In
early November 2002, five more gas heaters were purchased
and dei'ivered at a later date. These heaters were placed
in the housing area of the prison. ,TJ;iese heaters were in
place prior to RAHMAN' s ·death. On LJ Nov.ember 2002, the
day of RAHMAN's death, five more gas heaters were ordered
,--all.\1 set up in ·the housing area circa 0November 2002. On LJ November .2002, 15 more gas heaters were ordered and ·set
.up sometime in December 2002.. Some were used to replace
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approximately 15 gas heaters currenfly set up in the
prisoner.housing area. 35 has now placed a
thermom.eter inside the housing area
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stated that he has requested
that the guards record the temperatures in the housing area
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Headqu;irters and I I.station have m~a-d~e-e~ff~o-r~t_,s · to ensure
the physica·1 heal th of the detainees. On llrune 2 002,
jStation cabled Headquarters and stat'ecf the following:
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10. f&) According to I· a CIA medical
officer TDY to at the end of August,2002, LI---~
had agreed. to· provide physician to examine the
prisoners .. As of o·November 2002,~as failed to do
so. As a result, Station assumed b'ycreiault the .
·responsibility of taking care of. the prisoner's health qare
needs. stat:ed that he. f.irst visited I ~ Jon
·llNovember 2002, shortly after his arrival for his second
"rr)y tol I I !stated that if a prisoner
becomes ill, he and another Station medic go to! I
and treat them. stated that his guidelines for
treating the 2risoners were vague and needed to be further
defined. L !stated that he 1c(~b,)(1 Q)rlClt-AAhQ Ac.tina_:__Chief
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(OMS I and asked for guidance. I \was told, •the
Hippocratic Oath states that if someone is sick, you treat
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provides a detailed outline of Station's medical support to
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PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTAL MEDICAL SUPPORT ON AN AS-NEEDED BASIS.
THIS TYPICALLY CONSISTS OF.TREATMENT FOR ACUTE MEDICAL
PROBLEMS AND FOLLOW-UP TREATMENT FOR PRE~EXISTING MEDICAL
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LAST.,BEGllL11R ASSISTANCE VISIT TO WAS CONDUCTED
FROML______jNOVEMBER 2002. THE NEXT PLANNED VISIT WILL BE
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(b)(1) I DURING THE MOST RECENT
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VARIETY OF PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS 'WAS PRESCRIBED FIVE
DIFFERENT MEDICATIONS, AND. SEVERAL DETAINEES WERE
PRESCRIBED MILD PAIN RELIEVERS. URINE TESTING OF THE.
INMATES INDICATED ALL OF THE DETAINEES WERE
RECEIVING SUFFICIENT NOURISHMENT AND HYDRATION. ALL OF THE
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HAVE BEEN FULLY COOPERATIVE WITH THE MEDICAL PERSONNEL IN
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manager." arrived in on D August 2002 ..
Prior to his arrival in did not know he would
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Psychologist who works for CIA as an independent
contractor, and is involved in the use of enhanced
interrogation techniques with high value targets, spent
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16. ~ Although does· not have a written
set of Standard Operating Procedures (a flaw noted by
~---c-____ __,has·establi~hed a standard method of
operation. For security reasons, prisoners are brought to
th·e facility with their hands and feet shackled.
Blindfolds are· placed av.er their eyes and a hood .is placed
ove·r their heads. Ear plugs are also placed .in their ears:.
This is d9ne so that prisoners have no knowledge of where
they are.being housed, cannot hear what is being said
around· them, and have rio idea if they are alone or with·
other prisoners. Additionally, it preven.ts any form of
communication between.prisoners. Prisoners are handled by
guards in complete silence. Hand signals are used by the
guards to communicate with each ·other. ·Prisoners are
dressed in sweatsuits.and adult diapers. The diapers are
used. for sanitary reasons during transportation, and as a
means to humiliate ·.the prisoner. When prisoners are
delivered to their cell, one hand. or foot is· shackled to
the wall. This is done for the safety of the. guard.
Later, the manner in which a prisoner is shackled is based
on his le'\Tel o·f cooperation and the dang~r he presents to
the guards. However, all prisoners are shack1ed in some
manner. If they· are not shackled to the wall, their hands
and feet may be shackled. If a prisoner is uncooperatiye,
or presents a significant physical threat to the guards, he
may be shackled ih a 'short chain" position. This method
was taught to the guards by BOP instructors as a safer
alternative to hog-tying prisoners. Hog-tying prisoners
has resulted in a number of deaths in the US, and the
'short chain" method is safer for the prisoners while still
providing a higher degree of safety and security for the
guards. In the 'short chain" method, the prisoner's hands
are shackled together. as are .his feet. Then a short chain
is used to shackle the hands to the feet. This keeps a
prisoner's hand shackled within several inches of his feet.
The prisoner's feet are then shackled to the wall. This
provides for the maximum degree of control over the
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successful interrogation. The decision to use sleep
deprivation is made by the individual CIA officer who is
working with a particular prisoner. When sleep deprivation
is utilized, the prisoner is ·chained by one or both wrists
to a bar running a.cross the ce~~ the cell. This '
forces .the prisoner to stand~ l_ _____ _J stated that he
consulted with and was told that no prisoner should
undergo more than 72 hours of sleep deprivation because
lucidity begins to decline and questioning become
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imminent threat information are stripped to their diapers
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wearing only diapers. This is done solely to humiliate the
prisoner for interrogation purposes. When the prisoner
soils a diaper, they ~re changed by the guards. Sometimes
the guards run out of diapers and the prisoners are.placed
back in their cells in a handc:'rafted diaper secured by duct
tape. If the guards don't have any available diapers, the
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20. +e+ Prisoners' cells are austere. A prisoner
begins his confinement with nothing in his cell except a
'bucket used for human waste. Prisoners are given rewards
for cooperation. Rewa.rds can consist of a light, • foamies"
for the prisoners' ears (blo.cks out the music), a mat to
sleep on, extra blankets, etc. Additionally, a luxury 'room
has been built which has a light, a rocking chair, a table,
and carpeting on the floor. Prisoners are no.t pun.ished for
lack of cooperation. Instead, rewards that they have
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. to the int.errogation. room, usually c:::=J guards enter the.
cell.with a flashlight. A hood is placed over·the
prisoner's head and he is lead to the interr0gation room in
shackles. The guards .do not speak to the prisoners and all
communication between the guards is completed with hand
signals. Once the detainee is· placed.in the inter:i;:_q_Qa~-~on
room the guards depart, and the hood is removed byj ]
personnel. Every effort is made to ens.Ure that the only
person a detainee communicates with is his CIA
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DEATH OF GUL RAHMAN
22. ·(.S.l. Gul RAHMAN was a Hezbi Islami official f.rom.
Wardak province, Afghanistan, who.was known to interact
with and support Al Qa'ida. He was known to be. a close
associate of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar and Abu Abd Al-RAHMAN AlNajdi.
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1:r ansferre\f to I J 61 Upon RAHMAN' s arrival at Jhe was given a physical examination and all of
is personal clothes and effects were removed. He was
.dressed in standard·prison garb and.placed in a .single
cell. 62 1-· I.described the standard prison garb as a
sweatshirt and sweat pants. RAHMAN was also wearing an
adult diaper that was placed on him in This. is
done because prisoners are not ·allowed to use bathroom
facilities on the airplane\ Jand later as a
.means of humiliation. According to standard operating
procedures, one of RAHMAN's hands or feet would have been
shackled to the wall when he was placed in his cell.
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physical exam would note· 15uch· obsei.vations. also
indicated that the prisoner would be photographed. A
search of cable traffic related to RAHMAN found no record
of any reporting indicating that any injuries or health
conditions were noted. stated that they keep no
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of a 'few otler :ri,oners. · Although [ J recollections
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stated that they· talked afterwards and collaborated
'--=o~n-s=o=m""e approaches he might want .to take. 65 .
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(b)(1) C]November 2002, interrogated RAHMAN.
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deprivation, auditory overload, total darkness, isolation,
a cold shower, and rough treatment,. RAHMAN maintained a
high interrogation resistance posture and continued to deny
that he was RAHMAN, despite overwhelming evidence to the
contrary. His resis.tance posture suggested a sophisticated
level of resistance training. ~he cable cited several
examples of his interrogation resistant behavior:
o Remained steadfast in outright denials (igno'red
obvious facts).
o Was unrespon'sive to provocation.
o Claimed inability to thi.nk due to conditions
(cold)
o complained about poor treatment ..
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o complained about the violation of his human
rights.
o Remained consistently unemotional, calm, and
composed. ·
o Blatantly lied while attempting· to appear
sincere in his desire to cooperate.
o Consistently used his cover story.
o Displayed no anxiety (calmly picked at his
skin/nails during confrontations with damning
evidence against him.
o Was unfazed by physical and psychological
confrontations. 66
32.. t'S") Cable. traffic reflects that sleep
deprivation for RAHMAN beaan almost immediately after his
arrival at f [stated that he believed that
RARMAN's sleep deprivation started from the beginning.
According to . RAHMAN' s clothes. wer.e. taken from him
at this point, .and he was left wearing a diaper. During
the period of sleep deprivation, RAHMAN's arms .were
shackled to a bar that ran ·between the walls of the cell.·
This prevented" RAHMAN from sitting d~wn. 67 69
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(b)(1) incarceration at L-----i cable. traffic also reflects
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~ecause the water heater was not working. stated
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that he was deliberately given a cold shower as a
deprivation technique. Cable traffic tends to support
I I statements. f I stated that after. RAHMAN
received the cold shower, he saw RAHMAN standing with the
guards. stated that RAHMAN was shivering and
showing early .signs of hypothermia. [ J instructed .the
guards ·to provic).e RAHMAN with a blanlCet-;-wnich they Q.id. 69 10
34. tfli Cable. traffic also reflects that during his
first two days of incarceration, RAHMAN underwent "rough.
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treatment."· I I stated that they 0ccasionally :pushed
and shoved.RAHMAN·'=~~w-ihile he had a hood over his head to
disorient him and scare him. l____, . I described witnecsin~
what he termed "a rough takedown." I
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~---,...-~--~~~~--~-~~~ never to the point that you hurt the prisoner physically,
you 'simply want to instill fear and despair in the
prisoner. came up with the idea of the hard
~--- takedown and asked for his thoughts. While
has not used this technique a:t facilities ai: which·Lh_e_h_a_s~
worked, and had never seen one conducted, he thought it was
worth trying. According to I =:J there,YLere
approximately I 1 CIA. officers from the L I team.
Each one had a .role during the takedown and it was
thoroughly planned and rehearsed. They opened the door of
RAHMAN' s· cell and rushed in screaming· and yel·ling for him
to "get down." They dragged him outside, cut off his .
clothes and secured him with Mylar tape. They covered his
head with a hood and ran him up and down a long corridor
adjacent to his cell. They slapped him an.ct punched him
several times. ~i stated that although it was obvious
they were not tr~o hit him as hard as they could, a
couple of times the punches were forceful·. As they ran 'him
along the corridor, a couple of times he fell and they
dragged him through the dirt (the floor outside of the
celis is dirt). RAHMAN did acquire a· number of. abrasions
on his face, legs, and hands, but nothing that required
medical ·attention. (This· may account for the abrasi.ons
found on RAHMAN's body after his death. RAHMAN had a.
number of surface abrasions on.his shoulders, pelvis, arms,
legs, and face.) At this po.int, RAHMAN was returned to his
cell and secured. stated that may have
spoken to RAHMAN for a few moments, but he did not know
what 11 said. 1--------i stated that after something like
this Tsclon'e', inte~rs should speak to the prisoner to
"give them something 'to think about." 71 72
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35. rs7 ··onD November 2002, station forwarded
a cable to Headquarters· indicating that to date, RAHMAN had
provided no information to his interrogators. He still
refused ·to admit his true name was Gul RAHMAN .. He appeared
somewhat fatigued relative to his· appearance upon arrival
at and· remain.ed resolutely defiant as
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74 During this session, RAHMAN fin 11 admiit.e~
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interrogation breakthroug~ _pressure techniques used
on RAHMAN~stated that he believed RAHMAN would
have nev . e admission without the.pressures placed
on him. stated that he considered RAHMAN's
admission of his identity as a breakthrJuah buJ did not
believe that RAHMAN had been 'broken." stated that
he believes RAHMAN made '.a compromise. «l-·R'new he was in
trouble and knew we had a lot of evidence that he was
RAHMAN. believes that RAHMAN knew that he could
give up his identity and possibly get-a little better
treatment, but still protect the informati'on that was
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that psychologist res and conduct
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which interrogation measures would be required to render
RAHMAN compl.iant; The cable. stated· that Headquarters was
motivated to extract any and all 'operational information on
AF-Qa'ida and 'Hezbi Islami fr.om RAHMAN. The cable noted
that it was the· assessment of the debriefe.rs that RAHMAN·
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. les as a result of the restraints. His ankle.
restr.aints were loosened, and his hand restraints were
removed when. RAHMAN was returned to his cell. 82 . According
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[ I gave him a sweatshirt. 83
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was fed at 2100 on November 2002. Because prisoners are
fed one large meal a ay, and·because of RAHMAN's actions
on the following day, this is the last meal RAHMAN consumed
prior to his death. 84 · ·
44. 4-8-) According to~ RAHMAN was fed again at
15'00 or\ 0November 2002. 85 ~ing to numerous sources,
when the guards gave RAHMAN his food, he threw the plate,
waterbottle, and waste bucket at the guards. He began
yelling at the guards, repeating his threat, last stated
approximately one.week prior, that he knew their faces and
he would kill them when, he got out of the prison. As a
result of his violent behavior, ordered that the
guards put RAHMAN's hand restraints back on to prevent him
from taking any other violent actions. 86 The guards
proceeded to shackle RAHMAN to the wall of his cell in a
short chain position. (In the 'short chain" method, the
prisoner's hands are shackled together as are his feet.
Then a· short chain is used to shackle the hands to· the
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feet. This 'keeps a prisoner.' s hand shackled .within several
inches of his feet. The prisoner's feet are then shackled
to the wall). The only clothing being worn by RAHMAN at ·
this point was the sweatshirt given to him by ' the
day before. RAHMAN was nude from the waist do~n. RAHMAN
had been nude; with .the exception of a diaper for most· of
his incarceration. There is uncertainty as to when
RAHMAN's diaper had been removed. As of approximately
1500, on D Noveniber 2002, RAHMAN was shackled in a sitting
position on bare concrete while nude from the waist. doWI}.
The manner in which he was shackled prevented him from
standing.upright.
45. . t&l The c::=::;guards made th.eir normal. rounds to
check on the prisoners on·c:::J·November 2002, at 2200 and
2300. The .guards.did not enter RAHMAN's ·cell, but v.isually'
inspected him· from the outside using a flashlight. 87
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he and ct'ieckeaRAHMiiN' s cen--ai:~-4-0-0 on
[]November 2002. I sta.ted that· they looked into his
.cell and whistled. RAHMAN was sitting in his cell, alive
and shaking.•• At oso·o, c:=::::f.iuards I I
made the rounds to check on the prisoners. According
c.,t-o~th~e guards, 'RAHMAN was alive, sitting ·on the floor and
shaking. · ~oted that RAHMAN' s eye's were open and
blinking. -C:::::::::::::said RAHMAN's shaking did not seet:lual.
because all of the prisoners shake. 89 According to
guard! I he checked RAHMAN's cell at 100 . e .
noted. that. the prisoner was lying on his side. I I
tapped the door with his nightstick; however, the prisoner
did not move. At that point, I !sought out a
CIA TDY'er' who was ati Ito debrief other
detainees. 90
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Agency personnel present at I lwhen RAHMAN's body
was discov.ered, I I were
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all at to interrogate other prisoners. At
.approximatel.~000 on Qoven\ber 2002, one of the guards
walked up to and informed c;;Jat one of the
prisoners was ·no moving. The officers went with the
guard to RAHMAN' s. cell. .The guar . unlocked the cell and
opened the door. RAHMAN was lying .motionless on hi's right
side with his hands and feet shackled together and his feet
shackled to the wall. There was a small amount .of blood
coming from his no·se and mouth. RAHMAN was clothed in a
sweatshirt.but had no pants. I !noted· that the only
things in his cell were ·an empty red waste bucket, and a
'food tray with a small piece of bread on ·it. c==i stated
that there was rice strewn a11 over ce11. I ___ __!entered the
·cell and checked RAHMAN's pulse. When he coul-d-not find ·a
pulse, . he 'be
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gan crR chest compressions.·. With each. chest .
compression, I noted that more b~ would come from his
mouth and mucous ·from his nose. I ______Jreturned to the area
wher.e interrogations are conduct8Cl"and called one' .of the
Station medics on the radio·. also tried to contact
I lbut he could not firid him. station medic i
stated Eh.at he received the radio call, but it wasC-..v~e~r~y--'
cryptic. stated that he did not know why he was
being summone. o I ~ I stated that he and
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their medical bags, o tained transportation, and traveled
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47. t&l When II noted that CPR was unsuccessful in
reviving RAHMAN, he~red that the cell be sealed until ·
the doctor arrived. arrived 30-45
minutes later. Upon arrival, station personnel greeted
and informed him that a prisoner was dead.
went to RAHMAN.' s cell and found him
. lying on hj_ssiae. L.,-___ _J-"e"'x""am,,,· i=;n' ed RAHMAN' s body and
rolled it on both sides. stated that th'ere was no
evidence that the pris een abused and no evidence
of a cause of death.· noted .that the blood coming
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from the nose and mouth was dark and inconsistent with a
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unusual ·that the· j was· riot present at the.
prison at the. time of RAHMAN' s death. The interior prison
~live inside the prison and rarely leave. When
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· 51. ~ Dr. I conducted an autopsy on
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RAHMAN onL_J November 2002. His findings are ·pCASreEsen#~ed in
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(b)(3)CIAAct §hich is att.ached to this report. In.surrunary,
(b)(3) NatSecActDr. . . listed. the cause o~ death ~s •ui:id7termined." .
(b)(6) · stated, how.ever, that it· was his clinical impression
(b)(7)(c) that RAHMAN died of hypothermia .1°0
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52. ffl l__JStated that hypothermi.a is a diagnosis
of excll.lsion. In essance,·othei potential causes are ruled
out one by one until you are left with no other
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possibility. stated that he conducted a full
anterior. ne'ck dissection. found no evidence ·of
hemorrhage ·in the tissue, muscles, and cartilage around the
neck and no evidence of damage to the Hyoid bone. Injuries.
such as these are .corrunon in cases .. of strangulation-. 1· I
examined the.soft tissue on the inside of the mouth. ana
found no evidence that pressure was placed over the mouth
as is corrunon in cases of smothering. There was no trauma
to the· teeth .. ·The head and· skull were examined and
display.ed no evidence of faciat or skull fractures and no
blood in the anterior chambers of the eyes. II examined
the chest, trunk, abdomen, and genitals _and touna-io
evidence of trauma". RAHMAN had abrasions to both wrists
and ankles, but there was no· evidence of infection. RAHMAN
had a number ·of scrapes on his shoulders, legs, and hips;
howevex, · there·was· no bruising around the abrasions
suggesting that. there was no blunt foi;ce trauma . 101 (b)(i)
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for all of the classic poisons. to include cyanide.
·Additionally, they te.sted for 'substances used in truth
serums and found no evidence of toxic substances. During
the autopsy, specifically looked for injection marks
on the body and searched for pill fragments in the mo\.lth
and stomach ·and found no indication that he had ingested
any pills or received any injections. 102
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101 Interview of Dr. (b)(1) Dec 2002 {Attachment 49)
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54. tfr) In making the clinical diagnosis of death by
hypothermia, based his conclusion and the clinical
environment in which RAHMAN was found and the information
compiled during the investigation.· based his
conclusions.on the following factors
o RAHMAN's urine had high catecholamine levels,
·Which is consistent with hypothermic deaths.
o RAHMAN was seen ·shivering for ·a number of hours
immediately prior to his death.
o The environment in which he was housed w,as
extremely cold. On the night of his.death, the
outside temperature was 31 degrees. The prison
facility is not i·nsulated. ·
. o RAHMAN had not. eaten in approximately 36 hours.
No food was found in ·his .stomach during the
autopsy. RAHMAN's glycogen levels would have
bee.n depleted. Glycogen is a fuel source used by
the body to stay warm.
o RAHMAN was unclothe·d from the waist down and was
in direct contact with cold concrete. Direct
·cqnduction is a significant cause of heat loss in
the body.
o RAHMAN was chained in a short chain position.
This prevented him from standing up and moving
around to warm his body.
o RAHMAN was dehydrated which .is a contributing
factor to hypothermia. 103
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CONCLUSIONS
The evidence developed during the course of this
inves.tigation suggests the fo.llowing:
o There is no evidence to suggest that RAHMAN's death
was deliberate.
o There· is no evidence to suggest that RAHMAN was
.beaten, tortured, poisoned, strangled, or smothered.
o Hypothermia was the ·most. likely' .cause of death of ·Gul
·RAHMAN.
o His death was not deliberate, but resulted from his
.incarceration· in a cold environment while nude from
the waist down, . and shackled in a position that
prevented him from moving around to keep warm.
Additionally, this kept him in direct contact with the
cold concrefe floor leading to a loss of bodyheat
through conduction .
o Gul RAHMAN's actions contributed to his own death. By
throwing his last meal he was unable to provide his
body with a source of fuel to keep him warm.
Additionally, his violent behavior resulted in his
restr.aint which prevented him from generating body
heat by moving around and brought him in direct
contact with the
concrete floor leading to a loss· of bodyheat through
conduction.
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