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CID Report: 0251-04-CID259-80285

Sept. 21, 2004 | CID | ACLU-RDI 85
Investigation into allegation by detainee that a US soldier kicked him in the back of the legs, back, and stomach while he was at a detention camp at Mahmodia, Baghdad. The detainee also reported he was hooded with a sandbag, handcuffed him with plastic handcuffs, and threw him into a truck, and that interrogators at this second facility placed him inside a cold and wet cell for several hours without warm clothing or a blanket. The soldier denied abusing any detainees. Other soldiers also denied that abuse had taken place at Mahmodia. CID found that the investigation failed to develop sufficient evidence to prove or disprove the detainee's allegation that he was abused.
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  • 2004-07-23, Mahmudiyah, Iraq
    • Allegation by detainee that a US soldier kicked him in the back, legs, and stomach while he was at a detention camp at Mahmodia, Baghdad. The detainee also reported he was hooded with a sandbag, handcuffed with plastic handcuffs, and thrown into a truck, and that interrogators at this second facility placed him inside a cold and wet cell for several hours without warm clothing or a blanket. The soldier denied abusing any detainees. Other soldiers also denied that abuse had taken place at Mahmodia. CID found that the investigation failed to develop sufficient evidence to prove or disprove the detainee's allegation that he was abused.