CID ROI 0174-2004-CID259-80268-5H

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ICRC REPORT DATED 14 SEPT 04

EXEMPTION 3

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F'r{QM: SAC,. 7$TH M'!wITARY POLICE DE:T (C"J:O.) (~'WO) TO: DIR.ECTOR , USAGli¢·,. q'SACIDC, FORT ~·gtVOIR~. VA

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C~R, 78" M1LttARY ~QLICa. DS1 (ern) (FWD) MNP'-! i CIi~Et o..t STi:\~~'1 DEtAINEe O.PS. tiIliOVo's:t MARS'HAL, ~'F- t LNQ Cl:t>, MNF-1 (FOR FURTHER DISTRIBUTION)

S~JECT: ern REPORT oF' l~$T~GATION -2b stATUS/SSI - 0174­04-CID259-S0a'(-/sa9B!S¢1/StIS

bRAFTER : RELgASER:

1. DATES/TIME·S/LOCATIONS OJ! O.cCUR.I{ENcES·: 1. 13 SEP 2003/ QODI aRS -13 SEP 2003/23.59 HRS;

AL-HAI<:IMIYA j BA$AAH~ 12:'

2. DATE/TIME RE.PORTED: 23. JUli· 2.004, 0900 a~s

4. S·UBJEC~:·. 1. [CbRREctgni (UNKNOWN'); (NFl); [uNDgTERM!.NEp. DEATH] [AGGRAVATED, ASSAtJl/rJ [CRUELTY AND MALTR~TMENTl

5. VICTIM: 1. .(CORRECTED] .. (DECEAS ED) ;

(NFI)i [UNDETERMINED .DEATH] fA '. . [CRUELTY AND MALTREATMEN~]

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[CRUELTY AMP MALTREATMENT]

3. (UNKNOWN); (NFL) i (AGGRAVATED ASSAU!J1"] [CRUELTY AND MALTREATMENT]

4. (UNKNOWN); (NFl); [AGGRAVATED ASSAULT] (CRUELTY ANn MALTREATM~]

:; . (dN'KN'OWNf; (NFl); [AGGRAVATED AS.SAULT! [CRUELTY AND. MALTREATMgNTJ

UNCLASSIFIED .. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

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ASSIFtEb • Foil OFFICIAL USE .V-". 6' ~ (WKNoWN); (NFl) ,; [AG,GAAVAT:E:i)" ASSAULt]

[CRUELTY AND MALTREATMENT}

7.. (lmmOIm); (NFl); [AGGRAVATED ASSAULT] [CRuELTY AND MALTREATMl!:NT].

S. (uNKNOWN); (NFIJ; [.AGGRAVATEO A,SSAULTl [C~OELTY ANn MALTR~TMgNT]

9. <{}N:kt\1QwN'); {NFI}; [AGGRAVATBD ASSAULT] [CtHJE1..'rY AND MALTREATMENt]

6. INVESTI~1Ivg SUMMARY: THE IN~ORMATtON IN THIS REPORT IS 'BASED UPON AN ALLgOATION OR PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION AND MAy CHANGS PltOR TO THE COMPLETION OF TH~ tWESTIGATtON.

THIS, IS AM "OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOMq INVESTIGATION .

.20 STATUS:

THIS STATUS REPORT IS BEING SuaMITTED.TO CHANGE THS OFFENSE FROM MURDER TO UNDETERMINED DEATH.

ON 27 JUL 04, DURtNG AN ADMI~ISTRATIVE REVIEW O~ THIS FiLE IT WAS DETERMINED THE ~R OF DE;ATH COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED BASED oN ~ag' LACK OF INFORMATION FROM THE \ INiE~ATIONAL COMMITTEg oP REO tROSS REPORT, PENDING REVI~W dF DEATH CERTrFICATE AND FINAL AutOPSY' REPORt, IF CONDUCTED.

INITIAL REPORT:

ON 21 JON 04, THIS OFFICE RECEIVED REQ~ST FOR , tNVESTlGATION (RFI) 0287-04-CIOO(11 FJ:'{OM TH~ UNlTED STATESARMY' CRIMINAL I"NVESTlGAT10W c6MMANt>, '601'0 ~ SlTREE'i'~ -FORT·"'="'-"~~""_·~-_··

BE~VOIR, V~ 22060-5506 (USACIOC), WHIca REQqESTEO THIS OFFICE: INVESTIGATE AJ;..LEGATIONS DOCUMENTE-D IN AN EXCgRPT F'ROM THE: INTERNATIdNAL COMMITTEE 01" TH$ RED CROSS (tCRC) ON THE, TREATM~NT BY THE COALITION FORCE$ o~ PRISONE~S OF WAR AND OTHER PROTBCTED PERSONS BY THE GENEVEA CONVE~TIO~S IN IRAQ DURING ARREST, INTERNMENT AND INtERROGATION, DATED FEB ()4.,

UNCLASSIFIED - FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

ON 23 JON 04, COORDINATION WITH THE OFFICE OF THE STAFF JUDGE ADVOCATE', MULTINATIONAL' FORCE - IRAQ, BAGH:bAD, IZ, DI.SCLOSED THE ICRC AAS Not RSLEAsED THE NAMES' OF· THE VIC~IMS DUB TO POSSIBLE REPURCUSSIONS DIRECTED TOWARO TH~ DETA1NEBs. .

ON 23 JUN 04, A REVIEW OF THE COMPLETE REPORT GeNERATED BY' THE IeRe DISCLOSED NO FURTHER INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THis INVESTIGATI.ON.

ON 24 JUN' 04, THIS INVeSTIGATION WAS CLOSED IN THE FILES QF THIS OFFICE. _.._---_..-------..~........_-_..~_. -'-_.:... _.. -----...__.~.-' "-"--.'­ON 23 JUt 04, DURING AN ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW OF TH.IS CAse FILE, IT WAS DETERMINED A REPORT OF INVESTIGATIO~ SHOULD BE INITIATED AND FURTHER INVESTIGATIVE ACTIVITY CONDUCTEO.

~FFORTS ARE ON GOING TO LOCAT~, FULLY IDENTIFY, AND INTERVIE:W THE uNKNOwN SuBJECT(S) AND UNl<NOWN VICTIMS.

INVESTIGATION CONTINUES BY USACIDC.

7. COMMANDERS ARg REMI'NDED OF THE PROV'ISIOl:lS OF AFt 600 -8.-2 PERTAINING TO SUSPENS!ON OF FAVORABLE PERSONNEL ~CTIONS AND

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AR 3aO~67 FOR TH$ SUSP-ENStON OF SECURITY cL~ARANcES OF PERSONS uNDER INV·ES'l'I'G)..TI9N' •

8. ere REPORTS ARE EX~MPT FRQM AUTOMAT~d TERMiNATtON O~

PROTECT1VE MARKING IN ACC9~ANCE WITH CHAPTER 1, AR 25-~S.

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DATe: 27 JULy 2004

FRbM~ SAC, 78·TH MILITARY ~ottOQ DET {cio) {rw·O). To~ DIREcroR~ o.SAGRO, OSACIot, FORt BELVOI!j VA

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DRAFTSR : REtSAS.ER:

1. DAT~s/TtM.ES/LOCAT'IO.tt$. OF' OcetiRRENCES: 1. 13 s~p 2003/ OOC1 HRs ~lj sEt 2003/2359 HRS;

AL-HAKIMIYA; BASRAH, IZ

2. DATE/TD-:1B REPORTED:· 23. J'tJL 2Q04,' 0900 HRS

4. SUBJECT:. 1. (UNKNOWN); (~tI); [MURD~RJ rAGG'~VATED

ASSAUL~] (CRUELTY ANO MA.LTRreATMENT] _ , "., ,., ..

5. VICTIM: 1.' r {DECe)\SEIJ); (N~I);' (MURDER] [AGGRAVA· .. ' . ~ "" .... ". LTY AND MALTREATMENT].. ' ~

-",~--'-'-.'--,,~.. -'"--~-R'UEi>rY AN-D" 'M~itR~X~~~~~f) ;__J.!:1F~)":' rAG~RAV.~T~D A:SS~~U~i.~'i' __] --...__..---..,,"..~.-'-'"-~ .....",,_.",

3. (UN~OWN); (N~t): {AGGRAVATE~ ASSAULT] [CRUELTY. AND MALTREAtMENT'

4. (UNK~OWN); (NE'I);. [AGGRAVATED ASSAULT] [CRUELT~ AND MALTReATMENT)

5. (UNK~OWN): (N~I); (AGGRAVATEb ASSAULT] [C~UELTY A~O MALTREATME~TJ

6. (UNKNOWN); (NFI); (AGG~AVATEb ASSAULT] lCRtl~LTY AND MALTR1!:ATM'ENtj

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. . ,~,'.' .(t)-~J<NOWN); (NFl): tAGG'RAVATED AS·SAULT j ,(C'ROStT'y ANO ~LTR.IDATM'EWr.)'

~J ~ I.NV'S.St IGA~'rvl 'SUMMAr:r{: THE. IN~o~"AT'ION IN Tar,S' RepORT , IS B~S~Q,UPO~ A~' ALtEGA1rO~ Og, PR~tIMiNA~t INvtSTIGAT10N"

'ANt)' ~"" c!iANGE' ·p,R:t6.~ TO TH'S -COMPLEt:tOl,f OF' 'THE . , tNvESttaA1 to~',•./ ' " " .I.

''t.itLS', IS', ~N; ~'OPtiu1T.IdN '. :UV~QJ.: .tREED~~~(' :t~VgST!GATION •. .. .

, " ON' 2.1 JON 04',' 1'HtS OF:r,tet: R:ECE'IVSP ReQU'm$$ FOR , r't-lVEST'lGA'l"tON (~~i)' Q281-o.'4~'Ct'DOOl FROM TaID UNITED, $'TAT~S" - J\,RMY CR'IMINA,t !NVeSTIGAT·I'ON. G'OMMAND, Got.e 6.TH STREET I FORt" "

BELVOI-R i : V/4, 2,~060-55Q·6 :(USActt.>.Cl" W.R~[<CM: REQUESTED Tat·S: ,OFFlCe INV:eStIGATg,ALLE'GATIONS.DOCUMEN~EP' IN· .. AN ExCtRPT' .

" F~Oi;1' rHE '·.INT'~RN'ATrONAL:, COM,Mtr·'l';glt· air- THe 'REtO' Cf{OSS (tcRe') ON . TH~ 'T~~AT:M:E,N~ 'tr~: ~l:\.~,' C·OAL,,~TIO'N FoRCES bF.' ~·~i SQNEES O;F WA'~ . AN 0' OT.f!E'R pR.OTe;C4'!J::O PERSONS BY THE' GENEVEA CONVENTIONS IN' , iAAQ pURI~G '·~.RREST i' t~t-f'lt~fo1E,W'r' ANt>, INT~·~R{)dATtOt(. bATIt·o'. 'rEB '

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TH1~ ICRC [lISCLOSE'D NO FrJ~TH~Jl- I,NfOt4iA1'TdN pmRT~INING TO. 1 I til,IS, "tNVESTIGA1fC)N: ~ , 1

I \ I 'oN: 24 JON '04, THIS 'INVESTIGATION WAS CLOSED IN' THE F,IL~S OF ' I I THIS OFF!CE. 1

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.ON 23' J0t' 04, DORtNG AN, 'AbMINrSTMTlvS.'R$V1EW OE'. tHIS '<;ASa: II, 'tr.t.t j If WAS,' OE:Tef.tMI~E,o' A R!'POB~. OF INVES,TlGATt'QN' $,ijout6 B,F;, I I ,"~ IN!TIA1:'Itb ANb FURTHE~ 'tNVEST1'GAT'IV~ ACTIVITY CONbOC~ED. I

I, E~to.RT'S" '~R.i o~ Go"t,NG to, ~OC~tE1, FOLLY' f:PENT):~Y ,A,NO IIt'

I INtERVIEW' THEi, o.~k,NOWN' SU~JECTLS) AND UNt<NOWN VICTIMS. ' I " ,I I ;~, INVES~IGATION CONTtNuE~,ey' USAcIDC. 1

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AR, 3~O-6t r6r< THij'" SOS~tN'SI'ON OF SECU~ITY CLEARANC.tS 'OF, I "l?ERSON$;, 'UNPE~ I,~VES,T1GA'1'ION.· ' .. , 1

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