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This document is a memo to file for the Criminal Investigation Division to remove the requirement for the original case files of Requests For Assistance (RFA) pertaining to allegations of the abuse of detained persons by U.S. military and ...
States that Staff Sgt. Ivan "Chip" Frederick told the Associated Press that he will plead guilty to some offenses involving detainee abuse at Abu Ghraib.
The purpose of the memo was to provide information on investigations into allegations of detainee abuse and/or death in Iraq and Afghanistan. It states that "at this time, there are 225 allegations of detainee abuse being investigated. 141 of ...

Army memo from CID to Army Detainee Abuse Task Force requesting assistance in investigating allegations of detainee abuse in connection with CID Report: 212-04-CID259-80249.

This Commander's Report is in reference to CID number: 0058-04-CID939-82650. The Corporal who is the subject of the disciplinary action is charged with obstruction of justice; found guilty; and given a written reprimand.
These emails between Army Officers concerns the breaking news that Staff Sgt. Ivan "Chip" Frederick had pleaded guilty to some of the charges in the Abu Ghraib prison abuse matter. The emails are between the Deputy Chief of Public Affairs HQ USA ...
Feb. 15, 2006
Email
Ivan L. Frederick, II
Emails reference a document entitled "ADOP Version 1.8 22 Aug 04." [Document not included].
Cover letter from Craig Mokhiber, officer-in-Charge, Office of the High Commissioner for the United Nations enclosing a letter from Prof. Cherif Bassiouni, Independent Expert for Human Rights in Afghanistan to Anne Patterson, U.S. Ambassador.
Dec. 30, 2004
Letter
Craig Mokhiber
Anne Patterson
Anne Woods Patterson

This report discusses an investigation into the alleged abuse of detainees at Abu Ghraib Detention Facility. The investigation was ordered initially by LTG Ricardo S. Sanchez, Commander, Combined Joint Task Force Seven (CJTF-7). LTG Sanchez ...

UN News Centre article reporting a UN experts findings after visiting an "illegal prison" in Afghanistan. The expert reported that the detainees were originally detained by the Northern Alliance and some U.S. forces, he reported that the ...