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Schmidt-Furlow Report Enclosure 6: Memo re: Possible Torture Allegations

Dec. 24, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 2328
Heavily redacted memo reviewing allegations of abuse of a detainee that was turned over to the Department of Defense on May 23, 2003. On June 17, 2003, he was taken to an isolation block where one other detainee was being held. His new room had steel walls and floors and was kept at a very cold temperature. The detainee often refused to eat food, though he also complained that the little food he did receive were "small and cold." During some period of time, he would be woken up every hour or two and forced to drink a liter of water. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) had no contact with the detainee for over a year.
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RECEIVING AGENCIES:
INCIDENTS OF ABUSE MENTIONED:
  • 2003-06-17, Unknown, Guantanamo
    • On June 17, 2003, the detainee was taken to an isolation block that held only one other detainee. His new room had steel walls and floors and was kept at a very cold temperature. The other detainee described this as the "freezer." He claims that he sometimes went 24 hours without eating.