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Army Investigation re: Allegations of Detainee Abuse and Mock Executions

June 4, 2003 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1175
Description of allegations of two occasions in which soldiers used "mock executions" as scare tactics when dealing with Iraqi detainees. On the first occasion, an Iraqi boy was threatened with a loaded weapon, which was discharged immediately to the right of his head. Incident was described as street justice. On the second incident, a father and his two sons were caught looting. One son was taken around the corner of a building and shot at to make the father believe that he had been killed. The soldiers involved are also accused of perjuring themselves.
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INCIDENTS OF ABUSE MENTIONED:
  • 2003-06-20, Ghazaliya, Iraq
    • On June 20, 2003 a Lieutenant allegedly took a detainee, a boy, from his truck and brought him to the front of the truck, put a gun to his head, whispered something in his ear, and then move the barrel to the right of his head and discharge his weapon, the boy was then released.
  • 2003-06-22, Ghazaliya, Iraq
    • On June 22, 2003, Iraqi civilians were detained for looting an ammunition factory in Gahzalia, Iraq. An Iraqi father and his two sons were apprehended while looting. A Sargent engage him in conversation and asked him such questions as, "What if one of your sons was killed" as a result of your criminal activity. The Sargent then took one of the boys around the side of a building outside of the view of the father and allegedly fired a shot in the air intending to scare the father.