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CID Report: 0177-04-CID259-80266
Aug. 3, 2004 | CID | ACLU-RDI 83
Army commenced an investigation prompted by "allegations documented in an excerpt from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on the Treatment by the Coalition Forces of Prisoners of War and Other Protected Persons by the Geneva Conventions in Iraq during Arrest, Internment, and Interrogation." Report referenced 25 unnamed detainees, held at Camp Vigilant, Baghdad Central Confinement Facility, Abu Ghraib, who alleged that they had been abused in June 2004.
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- 2004-06-21, Camp Vigilant, Iraq
- Abu Ghraib (Baghdad Correctional Facility (BCCF)), Iraq
- International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) reported that 25 detainees held at Camp Vigilant, Baghdad Central Confinement Facility, Abu Ghraib, alleged various incidents of abuse, including the following. Detainees were forced to lie face down, their hands cuffed behind their backs and shackled to their ankles for 2-3 hours at a time. "While in this position, soldiers would allegedly insert in their mouths cloths full of dust and hot pepper." Another detainee alleged he had been hooded, beaten, and placed naked in front of an air conditioning machine while cold water was thrown on his body. "A dog, initially with a muzzle, attacked him with its paws and then bit him on the right thigh (according to the examination of the ICRC doctor, he had marks compatible with a dog bite). In the right shoulder he had a hematoma and linear marks compatible with repeated whipping or beating." ICRC further reported that the detainees were forced to sit on their knees with their hands cuffed behind their backs for long periods of time; they endured frequent beatings on various parts of their bodies; and were subject to sleep deprivation and other types of maltreatment." ICRC did not release any of the names of the detainees "due to possible repercussions directed toward the detainees." U.S. officials concluded that the alleged offenses (Aggravated Assault, Cruelty & Maltreatment, and Conspiracy) could not be established for lack of sufficient evidence.