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Formica Report Annex 121: Army Memo re: Report of Commander's Inquiry Findings

Feb. 4, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 2610

Report on an AR 15-6 inquiry into treatment of a detainee captured by a SEAL team in January 2004. This is the conclusions and findings of the investigator. Several soldiers state that SEALs performed a battlefield interrogation, during which "one of the SEALs used his foot to keep [the detainee] down." The detainee was also surrounded by a group of military personnel who kicked him at multiple points during the interrogation. A Specialist reports hearing the detainee "yelling in pain." Soldiers report seeing bruises on the detainee's forehead, eye, and chin after SEALs handed him over to SHTF guards. In another incident, when a soldier "tried to remove the zip ties on the detainee, [the soldier] moved and the knife cut his hand." Documents do not include conclusions of investigation, only summarized findings. Attaches memo appointing First Lieutenant as Investigating Officer, dated January 31, 2004.

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INCIDENTS OF ABUSE MENTIONED:
  • 2004-01-18, Unknown, Iraq
    • Detainee captured by a SEAL team in January 2004. Several soldiers state that SEALs performed a battlefield interrogation, during which "one of the SEALs used his foot to keep him down." The detainee was also surrounded by a group of military personnel who kicked him at multiple points during the interrogation. A Specialist reports hearing the detainee "yelling in pain." Soldiers report seeing bruises on the detainee's forehead, eye, and chin after SEALs handed him over to SHTF guards. In another incident, when a soldier "tried to remove the zip ties on the detainee, [redacted] moved and the knife cut his hand." A subsequent medical exam found "large bruises on both of the detainee's legs, the cut on his hand, and a possible cigarette burn on his arm."