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FBI Memo re: Interview of Detainee at Camp X-Ray, Guantanamo Bay Concerning the Portland 7 Matter

Sept. 9, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 4920
FBI memo of interview of detainee at Camp X-Ray, Guantanamo Bay concerning the "Portland 7" case in the United States. The agent reports that when the detainee was brought in for the interview, the detainee had a "black eye, facial cuts around the nose area, and his fingers on both hands were taped up". When the agent inquired, the detainee, who spoke English, said words to the effect "they", motioning ,to the Military Police (MP) guards had done this to him. The agent was told by the MPs that the injuries were sustained in a "scuffle due to the detainee becoming non-compliant and had to be bought into compliance by a Rapid Response Team". The agent also noticed a cast on the detainee's ankle which was for an injury sustained prior to the detainee's arrival at Guantanamo.
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INCIDENTS OF ABUSE MENTIONED:
  • Unknown date, Camp X-Ray, Guantanamo
    • FBI memo of interview of detainee at Camp X-Ray, Guantanamo. The agent reports that prior to the interview, he noticed the detainee with a "black eye, facial cuts around the nose area, and his fingers on both hands were taped up". When the agent inquired, he was told it by the MP's the injuries were sustained in a "scuffle due to the detainee becoming non-compliant and had to be bought into compliance by a Rapid Response Team".