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Taguba Report Annex 87: Testimony of Staff Sergeant Santos A. Cardona, 320th Military Police Company, Army Dog Handler

Feb. 12, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 293
Testimony of Staff Sergeant Santos A. Cardona, 320th Military Police Company, Army Dog Handler. SSG stated "I haven't been trained on Geneva Hague Convention. I know it is the rules governing the law of warfare. Basically it covers treating people with respect and dignity; I can't recall where I heard about it at. We use AR 190-12 for the performance of our duties. The regulation covers the training of military working dogs. I'm not sure what policy covers use of force for military working dogs”. It was one of SSG Cardona’s dogs that bit a detainee in December 2004, and he declined to discuss the matter in this interview since it was under investigation by CID. As for the use of dogs at Abu Ghraib SSG Cardona said “They told me that it is a patrol area and SOP directs it. I told them nothing good is going to come out of dogs being in a hard site. I was not ordered to release my dog; I can't explain the incident because it is an ongoing investigation”. SSG Cardona then described his concerns over the facilities for the dogs and the several times he properly employed his dog. The panel finished with giving the SSG a list of questions to be addressed in writing and attached to the transcript.
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