Advises that effective immediatelly, the Criminal Investigation Task Force (CITF) will not request, endorse or in any way participate in the placement of detainees in maximum security facility.
7 June 02
CITF-GITMO LEGAL ADVISORY 1-02
SUBJ: USE OF MAXIMUM SECURITY FACILITY
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, THE CITE WILL NOT
REQUEST, ENDORSE OR IN ANY WAY PARTICIPATE IN
THE PLACEMENT OF A DETAINEE IN THE MAXIMUM
SECURITY FACILITY (MSF). (THE FBI HAS AGREED TO
THIS POLICY CHANGE UNLESS/UNTIL ADVISED
OTHERWISE BY THEIR HEADQUARTERS). BECAUSE -THE USE OF SUCH A MEASURE HAS BEEN DEEMED
PUNITIVE AT LEAST IN APPEARANCE, IT WOULD BE
INAPPROPRIATE FOR FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN ITS USE IN REPONSE TO
A DETAINEE'S REFUSAL TO COOPERATE. WHILE WE
CAN NOT PREVENT THE CONTINUED USEOF MSF IN
.
THE COURSE OF THE INTELLIGENCE MISSION OF XIV 170, OUR AGENTS WILL NOT ENCOURAGE ITS USE OR OTHERWISE PARTICIPATE IN THE DECISION TO PLACE A DETAINEE IN MSF.
ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE ABOVE POLICY
MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE CITY DSJA,111111111111111111
AT x3221.
DOD-045032