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Fay Report Annex: Letter from Battalion Commander of the 320th Military Police Battalion re: Behavior at Abu Ghraib Detention Facility

Apr. 12, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 705

Battalion Commander's letter re: actions and inactions at AG, which led to prisoner abuse. Acknowledged responsibility for all actions taken by soldiers assigned to the 320th MP BN, discussed that "egregious acts were committed in wing 1A of the Hard Site." Quoted as saying: "When [redacted] returned to Camp Bucca shortly before midnight, she took vigilante justice against EPW that she believed had raped [redacted]. [redacted] 4 out of the 10 320th MP BN soldiers abused some of the EPWs; a clear indication that the abuse was the responsibility of those individuals acting alone and was not condoned by myself or any leader at Camp Bucca." On Jan. 13, 2004, a person turned over a CD of photographs over to CID. .

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