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Fay Report Annex: Statement of Civilian Contractor (Titan Corp.), Translator re: Detainee Interrogations at Abu Ghraib Prison

May 19, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 905
This is a sworn statement by a civilian contract translator from the Titan Corp. who arrived to Abu Ghraib prison around October 11 or 12, 2003 until January 19, 2004 as an Arabic Linguist. He recalled being “informed of do's and don’ts in handling detainees - specifically to translate exactly what was said, no physical or verbal abuse or humiliation, to sit between the detainee and interrogator. I was instructed to report immediately if I saw or became aware of any abuse or humiliation of detainees.” The translator then stated “I never saw any physical abuse, shoving, hitting or pushing of detainees. I did not observe any humiliation such as being stripped and walked around naked or having to wear women's underwear.” Then the translator spoke about a specific Iraqi General at the site. The translator stated “the General was always kept in the hard site or in his cell. I never saw any abuse of him.”
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  • Unknown date, Abu Ghraib (Baghdad Correctional Facility (BCCF)), Iraq
    • Interviewee arrived to AG around October 11 or 12, 2003 until January 19, 2004 as a TITAN Arabic Linguist. Interviewee recalled seeing a dog being walked through a cell area in the hard site, recalled the dog was walked back and forth repeatedly and stopped in front of one particular cell. Recalled that a detainee was in the cell, but no interrogators were around.
  • Unknown date, Abu Ghraib (Baghdad Correctional Facility (BCCF)), Iraq
    • Interviewee arrived to AG around October 11 or 12, 2003 until January 19, 2004 as a TITAN Arabic Linguist. Also, interviewee recalled an incident where a detainee was interrogated by OGA for five hours, the detainee was made to kneel down and told he could sit when he answered questions.