| Title: | Appointment of Investigating Officer [Investigation into Alleged Mistreatment of Detainees by 2nd Howitzer Battery, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment; Attached to Cover Note; Includes Report of Proceedings, Exhibit Index, and Sworn Statements] |
| Date: | September 22, 2003 |
| Origin: | United States. Army. XVIII Airborne Corps. 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment. 2nd Squadron |
| Document type: | Memorandum |
| [Classification Unknown] | Annotated Copy; Excised Copy |
| Pages: | 60 p. |
| Location of original: | American Civil Liberties Union |
| Releasing agency: | United States. Army |
| ACLU notes: | Investigation into the abuse (hitting and kicking) of several detainees. The detainees were captured for supposedly threatening soldiers with weapons and making false passports. When asked if his actions were appropriate, one soldier replied, "In a way yes and no. Yes because I know two of those guys could have killed a lot of soldiers and one could have made another attack on America. No, because I felt that I stepped out of line" (DODDOA 026947). Includes sworn statements of soldiers and detainees. |
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| Language: | English |
| Collection: | The Torture Archive |
| Rights: | All information displayed in this record, including any PDF image, is public. |
| Repository: | National Security Archive |
| Date available: | 2010-07-20 |
