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Statement of Sergeant re: Abuse of Detainees at Camp Vigilance, Abu Ghraib Prison Aug. 23, 2003 (0005-04-CID149-83131)

Jan. 20, 2004 | CID | ACLU-RDI 2425
This is a sworn Statement by an Army Sergeant assigned to the the Internal Reaction Force at Camp Ganci, Camp Vigilance, and Abu Ghraib Prison Detention Facility. This sworn statement concerns an incident on August 23, 2003, when, after a mortar attack this Sergeant took two (2) Iraqis in to custody and shortly afterwards Military Intelligence (MI) personnel arrived and began to beat and abuse one of the detainees suspected in the mortar attack. The soldier states that the MI personnel "hit a male in the back of the head, causing him to fall forwards. Another MI personnel put an arm lock round the suspect's neck and pulled him up from the ground while the first MI soldier struck the suspect in the stomach". Also states that during a search he witnessed a Captain "dragging an inmate by a choking hold...throwing him against a wall...and kicking the inmate". He was also told to "let a dog scare the inmate for information".
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INCIDENTS OF ABUSE MENTIONED:
  • 2012-09-01, Abu Ghraib (Baghdad Correctional Facility (BCCF)), Iraq
    • A soldier assigned to the Abu Ghraib Detention Facility witnessed Military Intelligence (MI) personnel beat and abuse a detainee suspected in a mortar attack upon the prison. The soldier states that the MI personnel "hit a male in the back of the head, causing him to fall forwards. Another MI person put an arm lock round the suspect's neck and pulled him up from the ground while the first MI soldier struck the suspect in the stomach". Also states that during a search he witnessed a Captain "dragging an inmate by a choking hold...throwing him against a wall...and kicking the inmate". He was also told to "let a dog scare the inmate for information".