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Army Memo re: Commander's Inquiry Memo in to Abuse and Mock Executions of Detainees (0038-03-CID899-63498)
June 23, 2003 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1176
Memo for the Record concerning an AR 15-6 investigation findings of investigation in to alleged detainee abuse and mock executions by U.S. forces. The investigator cannot determine if the mock executions were actually conducted or just perceived to be conducted by the witnesses, but does note that the use of warning shots had become "business as usual" to stop looters, a fact which the investigator calls "disturbing".
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OFFICIALS MENTIONED:
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INCIDENTS OF ABUSE MENTIONED:
- 2003-06-20, Ghazaliya, Iraq
- On June 20, 2003 a Lieutenant allegedly took a detainee, a boy, from his truck and brought him to the front of the truck, put a gun to his head, whispered something in his ear, and then move the barrel to the right of his head and discharge his weapon, the boy was then released.
- 2003-06-22, Ghazaliya, Iraq
- On June 22, 2003, Iraqi civilians were detained for looting an ammunition factory in Gahzalia, Iraq. An Iraqi father and his two sons were apprehended while looting. A Sargent engage him in conversation and asked him such questions as, "What if one of your sons was killed" as a result of your criminal activity. The Sargent then took one of the boys around the side of a building outside of the view of the father and allegedly fired a shot in the air intending to scare the father.