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CID Report: 0252-2004-CID259-80286

Sept. 15, 2005 | CID | ACLU-RDI 4536

An investigation into alleged aggravated assault, cruelty, and maltreatment of an Iraqi prisoner by U.S. forces.  The detainee stated that he was held at the "Disco" (a detention facility in Mosul, Iraq) for approximately one month, during which he was abused “almost continuously” (p. 8). The abuse consisted of several methods: 1) filling his jumpsuit with ice, then hosing him down and making him stand for long periods of time, sometimes in front of an air conditioner; 2) forcing him to lay down and drink water until he gagged, vomited, or choked, 3) having his head banged against a hot steel plate while hooded and interrogated; 4) being forced to do leg lifts with bags of ice placed on his ankles, and being kicked when he could not do more. The detainee also alleged that stones were thrown at him and that he was hit by a translator. The 48th Military Police Detachment and 3rd Military Policy Group (CID) began investigating the allegations on August 8, 2004, and upon finding that the Navy ran and supervised the Disco, turned jurisdiction of the investigation over to the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) on September 15, 2005. There is no conclusion or recommended conclusion in this report.

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INCIDENTS OF ABUSE MENTIONED:
  • 2004-05-12, Disco, Mosul, Iraq
    • Mosul, Iraq
    • A detainee held at the "Disco" alleged that he was abused using several methods: 1) filling his jumpsuit with ice, then hosing him down and making him stand for long periods of time, sometimes in front of an air conditioner; 2) forcing him to lay down and drink water until he gagged, vomited, or choked, 3) having his head banged against a hot steel plate while hooded and interrogated; 4) being forced to do leg lifts with bags of ice placed on his ankles, and being kicked when he could not do more. The detainee also alleged that stones were thrown at him and that he was hit by a translator.