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Military Policemen Give Additional Details About Development of Scandal
Spec. Joseph M. Darby told investigators that he returned to Abu Ghraib from leave in November and heard about a shooting at the prisonâs "hard site," which contains Tier 1A. He said that he asked the MP in charge of the tierâs night shift, Spec. Charles A. Graner Jr., if he had any photographs of the cell where the shooting took place. Darby said Graner handed him two CDs of photographs. "I thought the discs just had pictures of Iraq, the cell where the shooting occurred," Darby told investigators. Instead, Darby viewed hundreds of photographs showing naked detainees being abused by U.S. soldiers. .... [Sgt. Javal S.] Davis said that civilian and military intelligence personnel frequently visited Tier 1A and took detainees to a wood hut outside for interrogations. .... There were different rules and procedures on Tier 1A, he said. ... He said he was asked by [Spec. Charles A.] Graner to help prepare the detainees for interrogation. MPs or their attorneys have said that Graner served as the liaison on the cellblock between the MPs and the intelligence officers, who had taken control of Tier 1A by the fall of 2003. Davis said Graner told him "the agents and MI soldiers would ask him to do things, but nothing was ever in writing, he would complain." Special visitors frequented the wing at night, Davis said. They included representatives from the militaryâs Criminal Investigation Division (CID) and other government agencies (OGA), a common expression for the CIA. "On the night shift, FBI, OGA, CID, MI would be in and out of the wing interrogating prisoners, bringing them in, or taking them away to the wood hut behind the hard site or away period," Davis said. "Someone was always there from the other agencies or military personnel, it seemed. .... the wing belongs to MI and it appeared MI personnel approved of the abuse. .... The MI staffs, to my understanding, have been giving Graner compliments on the way he has been handling the MI holds. ...." Davis said the intelligence officers told Graner and [Staff Sgt. Ivan L. "Chip"] Frederick: "Loosen this guy up for us. Make sure he has a bad night. Make sure he gets the treatment." "What is the name of the MI staff member who made the previously stated comments?" investigators asked. "I donât know the name because they often donât wear uniforms, and if they do they donât have name tapes," Davis said. ..... Posted by: Mike Sylwester 2004-05-22 |
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