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Article 15 Proceeding re: Soldier Accused of Spraying Detainee with Water Hose, India Block, Camp Delta, Guantanamo Bay

Oct. 8, 2002 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1297
Investigation into incident where a soldier of the 239th MP Company sprayed a detainee with a water hose. If found guilty, soldier would be punished at the least with a reduction to the grade of E-3, and seven days restriction. The circumstances are that the detainees were yelling and banging on their cell doors because of the heat of Guantanamo. A detainee threw water at a MP guard twice and also threw his food and serving tray threw the meal-door of his cell. The MP, while cleaning up the mess, sprayed water in the direction of the detainee's meal-door, but the detainee covered it and was not sprayed. The soldier was subject to a field grade Art. 15.
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  • 2002-09-17, Camp Delta, Guantanamo
    • Detainees were yelling and banging on their cell doors because of the heat of Guantanamo. A detainee threw water at a MP guard twice and also threw his food and serving tray threw the meal-door of his cell. The MP, while cleaning up the mess, sprayed water in the direction of the detainee's meal-door, but the detainee covered it and was not sprayed. The soldier was subject to a field grade Art. 15.