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AR 15-6 Investigation re: Legal Review of AR 15-6 into Death of Iraqi Detainee Ziad Muhammed Tariq

Sept. 6, 2003 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 4806
This memo is a legal review of the Army Regulation 15-6 investigation into the death of Zaid Muhammed Tariq, an Iraqi national detainee. On August 22, 2003, at the "(Dakota) Detention Facility," officers found Mr. Tariq on the floor of his cell having convulsions. The officers called medics and attempted to stabilize him with water, oxygen and an IV, however, Mr. Tariq died upon arriving to the Kadamiya University Hospital. The autopsy report concluded that Mr. Tariq died of natural causes, heat stroke, with no evidence of criminal misconduct.
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  • 2003-08-22, Unknown, Iraq, Death
    • On August 22, 2003, at the Dakota Detention Facility officers found Zaid Muhammed Tariq on the floor of his cell having convulsions. The officers called medics and attempted to stabilize him with water, oxygen and an IV, however, Mr. Tariq died upon arriving to the Kadamiya University Hospital.