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Fay Report Annex: Statement of Staff Judge Advocate re: Conditions at Abu Ghraib Detention Facility

DOD | ACLU-RDI 884
Document is a transcript of a Staff Judge Advocate assigned to AG from November 26, 2003 to December 14, 2003. Described development of interrogation, the interrogation rules of engagement (IROE). Iraq interrogation policy "utilized Guantanamo Bay interrogation as a template, but was changed substantially to reflect the fact that Geneva Convention protections applied to detainees in Iraq." It was signed by Gen Sanchez. [Redacted] drafted the "IROE slide" while waiting for the policy to be approved. He/she said it accepted the FM 34-52 approaches on the left, and some approaches not in FM 34-52 on the right. Those needed approval from the CJTF-7 CG. Some of the approaches were later disallowed altogether. The final CENTCOM IROE was signed on 10/12/04. The issue of "stress positions" was debated intensely. Described the process for approval of extension "segregation requests" beyond the allowed 30 days. Sanchez signed off the final authorization (Pappas signed off on the way up to Sanchez). During initial drafting of interrogation policy, use of dogs was included in IROE. Sep14 version said Sanchez had to approve use of dogs during interrogation. "I never told Col Pappas that the authority to approve the use of dogs had been delegated to his level." Regarding sleep management, anything less than 4 hours of sleep per night for the first 72 hours would have to be approved by higher. Soldier at AG expressed anger that ICRC thought they could just go "anywhere/everywhere." Aware of one allegation of sexual abuse where 3 interrogators and interpreter conducted unauthorized interrogation on two female detainees, asked one to take top off - CID investigation inconclusive.