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Statement of Sergeant Interrogator/Translator re: Potential Detainee Abuse

Jan. 12, 2002 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1807
This is a statement by a Sergeant interrogator/translator who reported four incidents of potential detainee abuse that he witnessed or were related to him by detainees. The first incident of possible detainee abuse was the rough handling of a detainee being brought in for an interrogation. The Sgt. states that the detainee was "roughly" handled and had the back of his legs kicked to make him kneel. The second incident was related to him by six to twelve detainees who claim to have shoulder "dislocations" due to being lifted by their arms while hand-cuffed. The third incident involved the Sgt. observing a detainee being walked "along at a fast rate of speed, with his arms behind his back and feet shackled" and that the detainee's hood was tied tight about his head. The last incident was a detainee telling the Sgt. that the "Detainee was praying when the guards asked him a question and when the detainee did not answer because he was praying they forced him to do physical exercises."
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