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Taguba Report Annex 72: Testimony of First Lieutenant Elvis Mabry, Aide de Camp to Brigadier General Karpinski, 800th Military Police Brigade

Feb. 15, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 278
Testimony of First Lieutenant Elvis Mabry, Aide de Camp to Brigadier General Karpinski, 800th Military Police Brigade. As it pertains to responsibility for the running of Abu Ghraib, 1st Lt. Mabry stated “It is my understanding that when the Military Intelligence took over the facility [Abu Ghraib] the 800th MP Brigade was removed from oversight. There was nothing out of the ordinary when I visited Abu Ghraib. There were minor uniform discrepancies, but nothing major”. As Aid-de-Camp to Gen. Karpinski, 1st Lt. Mabry stated “We would always walk through the [prison] compounds. [General] Karpinski would ask the compound staff about population, how much space, how much food, and general detainee health and welfare issues. She would ask about the command climate and if there was a problem what she could do to resolve it. When the general was informed of detainee deaths and abuses around the compounds she was upset. She would inquire to what exactly happened. She would then inquire about the status of the detainees and soldiers that were involved in the various incidents”. The interview was then concluded.