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Taguba Annex 45: Article 15-6 Investigation Interview of Brigadier General Janis L. Karpinski re: Detainee Operations at Abu Ghraib Prison

Feb. 15, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 253

This document is the transcript of the sworn interview of Brigadier General Janis L. Karpinski conducted by Major General Antonio M. Taguba, Deputy Commanding General of the Coalition Land Forces Component Command, conducted at Camp Doha, Kuwait, on 15 February 2004. The interview was conduced under the authority of an AR 15-6 Investigation. The investigation was to gather all relevant facts and circumstances surrounding allegations of maltreatment of detainees at the Abu Ghraib Prison, also known as the Baghdad Central Confinement [sic] Facility. As well as detainee escapes and accountability lapses as reported by CJTF-7. The investigation further looked into the training, the standards, employment, command policies, and internal policies concerning the detainees held at the Abu Ghraib Prison. And finally, to assess the command climate, the supervisory presence of the 800th Military Police Brigade chain of command. General Karpinski was the commanding General for the facility at the time relevant to the accusations.

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