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Formica Report Annex 110: Statement of Operations Sergeant - Interrogator in

June 29, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 2599
Sworn statement of an Operations Sergeant who discusses interrogation practices. Refers to a detainee, "our number one target," who was captured by Iraqi police, who "beat [redacted] with the pistol to the point where his head was split open in a number of different directions, like a starfish on his head." Also refers to a struggle with a detainee in which the detainee "grabbed my rifle barrel. I could have shot him right through the head at that point, but I chose not to because his pregnant wife was in the room. I also felt I could get my rifle away, which I did.... We were absolutely careful to make sure that prisoners would not die. I could have shot him legitimately and I chose not to so obviously I did not want this guy to die." Referring to interrogations, states, "The Kurdish Iraqi guards did not have any role in the interrogation of the detainees.... Several interrogation techniques were authorized.... We had some of the detainees stand for a few minutes, but not for an extended period of time. I did not use any other stress positions.... Sleep management was implemented by waking detainees up at different hours to interview them and for food and showers. We could limit their sleep to four hours per 24 hour period for up to 72 hours." The cells "were about two feet wide, three to three and a half feet tall and no more than 4 to 6 feet in length."
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INCIDENTS OF ABUSE MENTIONED:
  • 2004-06-29, Tikrit, Iraq
    • Operations Sergeant describes the incarceration of several detainees outside Tikrit, Iraq. He describes how several detainees were handled during their capture and subsequent detention, i.e. ligature marks on their wrists from the flexi-cuffs; blindfolding with duct-tape; and stripping detainees naked.