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CID Report (Death): 0086-2006-CID469-75447-5H1P

May 23, 2008 | CID | ACLU-RDI 5517
A CID investigation and record of disciplinary proceedings surrounding the deaths of Nahad Yasim Hamid Gumar, Jasim Hassan Komar-Abdullah, Akhmed Farhim Hamid-Al Jemi, and Zyad Jasim Hamid. Four unnamed soldiers were charged with and found guilty of murder, for shooting and killing Mr. N. Hamid, Mr. A. Hamid, and Mr. Z. Hamid. Three of them were also found guilty of conspiracy to kill the three detainees and obstruction of justice, among other charges. They falsely claimed after the killings that they (the soldiers) had been attacked, "and then killed the detainees as they fled," and threatened other soldiers with death as punishment for reporting the murders and conspiracy. One of the soldiers was also found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for having "shot and killed Mr. Komar-Abdullah ... who was not positively identified or a threat"; the soldier then "posed for a photograph of the remains." The soldiers convicted of murder and conspiracy were sentenced to life with parole. 11 other soldiers were variously charged with dereliction of duty, obstruction of justice, and giving false statements, but in these cases no disciplinary action was taken.
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