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CID Report (Death): 0048-05-CID579-40014-5H8; Adnan Mukhlef Sweidan, Theater Internment Facility (TIF), Camp Bucca, Umm Qasr, Iraq, May 15, 2005 ("Accident") ("Death Certificate Included")
Aug. 15, 2005 | CID | ACLU-RDI 5493
A CID investigation into the death of Adnan Mukhlef Sweidan, a detainee who died at the Theater Internment Facility (TIF) Control, Camp Bucca, Iraq on May 15, 2005. Mr. Sweidan died as a result of complications of thyroid surgery preformed on April 5, 2005. It is reported that surgical gauze was accidentally left in his throat after the procedure. This sponge led to his death by causing an interference with Mr. Sweidan's breathing. Cause of Death: Asphyxia; Manner of Death: Accidental. Not a criminal matter, no abuse or intent to harm.
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