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Fay Report Annex: Statement of Captain, 72nd Military Police Company, 992 Troop Command, Army National Guard re: Detainee Handling and Conditions at Abu Ghraib Prison

June 6, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 670
Sworn statement of a Captain, Commander of the 72nd Military Police Company who was deployed to Abu Ghraib prison from May 23, 2003 until October 15, 2003. The Captain stated his mission was to prepare the prison for transition to Iraqi control. The Capt. stated that there was an instance where detainees were left out in sun and became dehydrated but without any permanent damage or injury to them. He also recalled, detainees being strip searched, but not being stripped as a form of humiliation. Once, however, a female military personnel was asked to come look at a naked detainee, but she refused out of respect to the detainees.
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INCIDENTS OF ABUSE MENTIONED:
  • Unknown date, Abu Ghraib (Baghdad Correctional Facility (BCCF)), Iraq
    • Interviewee stated in August 2003 around 700, it was reported to him/her that several detainees were placed in the sun and left there. A medic determine that a few were dehydrated, but no permanent damage was noted.