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FOR:
THE ADMINISTRATOR
FROM: Dobie McArthur, Senior Advisor for DeWnee IDdPrilooei' lsiUCI
SUBJECT: · Analysil ofDeleotion Operations
You requeated input on cktai.nee opentiona. Becalll6 IDOl\ of._ ileml4tfrnaed ~within
!he purview of CJTF-7, this ia an information memo nlhec tbaa-111 actioa memo. It docl,
however, address areas thll you may wish 10 ditc:uss witb LTO SmdJc. The rec::oautteD<Iaiont
arc premised upon the followia& ~:
• CJ'Tf. 7 will continue mililaty opcntions after tho July l lriUCir or aatDoritY to the
tranSitionalaovemmcnt, and wiU coolinue to blve audlority to deWa and ~ld
lndi'Yiduala deemed a Ihnat ~ ICC\Irity after lhe tnnaitian. ('l'll.a ~ bu yet to be
dcfancd, but witbour it, aoy di$cuasion of dctainit openillic:Gi II JDOOt.)
• The ttanaition to lnqi control in July wiU nor eliot~ aDd rrllllY le !lct.IGI.ldCI"'Ie, anti-
Coalition acti'Yity. 'J'haefo~. the need to dctala JadiYidualt deemed 1 dlttat to security
will not dimiaish substmtially.
These recommendations lrC offered to molve probJGraa tba .. oec:un:inJ iiDnpide some
very po6ilivc development~ OlD 1hc de\ainee front:
• The Arabic l.mguaac --·~10 aalhc CPA
website aince l&ilff of the INqJ Aslistancc
center (lAC, directed Gatmllafcrmadcia Centcn (OIC)
completed !hit QCIJIUI iD Ja:wll')'. TbiJ iDfClmliUOD t.llcca 'l'a)' belpfill inprovi4iq•
information 10 ltaqi funilies about detainees.
• A complete oew c:auus of the populatioa at Abu
procedures are aow in place to update the list
of the lAC and die GIC. completed the neW~. to
the detainee induclion process to capture the ~atioft' b tilt Arabic lilts as pan of
routine in-pi'OQCISi.
• At the dircclion o jlft"t IF7 IISenior AcMsor forPrilalta wiabkl'lhe Mlaisary of
Justice. and wilh cooperation of'elTF-7, a~ ot~ detaiaeulaas abo be4n
conducted, md tbe reaults will be lmde available pubUdy. Thilwill make It po11ible 10
trult individuala who came into Coaliti.oa cuatody u 1 Securitylnranelbutwere

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reelauifJCd as a Crirainal Detainee. or who ~o ~trona the r.wt but were under
Coalition CXIntrol.
• The MiRillry of Jaaric:e has been reviewing the~ of ialividulll who wae ~aaif.ed
from Security ~to Crimblal Detainoe. aad has been seJeuiD& &bole apinst whom
the evidence is lrlluftlcicnt to 1Uppor1 a trial, ddlit bcc:auselbc me" blcanlpl& or
wi~DC55Ca are not a'Vailable.
• The Reception TriU. at Abu Ghraib hu bccft iJl·ope111dQD sillc:e early w.rcb, and is able
to handle abom 100 K:qUCSta for information per day. ID more Chan 9:S$ al all c:asea, the
. staff of the receptioo trailer bu beeuble to i · · the of lhe
individual about whom the feCjUOif Will UfCJeuJy
to Jc:l die reccptlou. .uailer In plate and to uaio staff to lapand (O iaqulria.
• Detainees are now baing trans)IOI'k:d closer to IJdr ))oano towM. JboY dO JIOl pt door-
to-door service, but CTTF~7, and partlcuJartYil'&P , E ;~;:,- made c~
effona to &et released detainee~ at least ciOIC m their horne town.
• c.rn:-7 is now provld&na detainea a S 1 o llipollll upon dlclr~leale.
• The reccnc.ly tslllbHUed alalldln& Review anc!APJIQI BOald lwa beeu -icferiq almost
100 cues per day since Fdmw'y 17~. and hu-claad ._. 2.000 di:laincea for
relc:ue. Wilhout !heir efforts, the detainee populariCJD would be lllbaUaaiWiy llrJU Chan
it Ia today •
Bf£Qmrn4Pd•tiQn I - Harmgpjg Taptjg with SDJfGsy ..
The fll'it of lite four principef objectives or "c:oa.f01111dalicill" Jilted in lliil CPA
transition plan is lhat of tstabliihins • secure and yfe mvii'OI\IIlMt in Iraq. UDfottunatcly,
several of the CUI'm)t lloCiia employed by CJTF· 7 In COIIductbttderencioo open&k!Jir are
inconsistcat with, if not comrary to, that stratepc aoa1. Coalitioll-FOitllll ve opcutiua ill an
environment that is bod! c:ampJex and boatile, and ~ shoold be amm JOiile latitude' with
teprd to the apccifiu ol how lM)' conduct operaciooa. but lbey Jboald·DOC loao lip of tbe fa
lhal mili\IJ'y opcrat.iona an: a tncans to 111 end r.aher t!wl'thc tad i$tcll. Where c.mnftlct cxiab
between Che strategic alln aacf lhe tac:tics employed to a.:J) it, dlcl tacdc muat be c:;banaccl111ther
than the SU'ISeJIC alra.
. A prime cxampl& ollhe conflic:l between tllelie& and ICIIIII:J1 II Jhe olfoiiiO ctaU~a
media event on March 2J hiPli&htin& alarae Rlcue ol dclaineA 'llaJISWIIbar adcucd wu
ultimately lowe~ from the wtial goal of soo 10' II'OUDd 200, wbi4'b il oae lhird lbo JILIIl1bcr !hal
would have aone out duriD& *same pmod if normll pOCCdunrl I!Wbcco ~ rldlct dwt
atlemptina to stqc a DJCClia event. but the negative cft"ccca ""adU lhe am&. In adrliliclll to
adminisll'ativcly hold in& up tie release of individuals wbo had becla~ to ao and~
Ill aln:ady overwbelmed sysfab for bl-proc:essina and 0111~ NCUrity ilaenleel, •sial
a media event hi&hliahtin& altrac releue ai.,wed a coaciliatory ~ tbll il DOt bci111
backed u.p by otbcr actions. nc media event may pr-oduct alhort\enll ~.but risks makiq
the Coalition look disinacnll<* if rcle.ucs an: dOne wid! tulare while captutM 10 on un-
remarkcd and unabalecl. The tactic of seckins publiaty lot rdeMcl ~a eodCOinitut
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credibility with the lr.aqi pubJic. Diminilhcd acdibility luda to )$a Iraqi support for Coalition
miliwy opcrationa, which it iDimicalto the 1011 of fret:in1 fra4 of tarorisu. The followinJ
analysis shows that the COIJition is, in fact, conlinuin& to. cap~~,~~~~ lhan it releases.
Since the rll'St of lbe year, CTI'F· 7 has been cap~Win&lft aveaac of 80 detaiaea p« day.
Ill the early part of tbe year,lhe number of casc:a aoina before lllc:fterdew and Appoal Board was
not sufficient to keep pace, llld the detainee population wp rilioa. Oa FcbCUII)' 15, L TO
Smcbez authorized the esl.lblishmeut of a stendln& Review and Appell BOird to increase the
number of cases reviewed. Sliahtly lcs &han 100 casea per day (l6'nl weDt before the boatel
from February 17 lhrough Mardi 18. or that number, llmoat 80 .. wn rec:oaunended for
release (214012672), wbidl oqua&es to about 70 per day. The Clael tha went befOre the board
were brotdly repruenlative in lenni of the unila involved in tM c:qtuiU IIDCl tbe ICftllh of time
that the individuals bad been in detention. lt appears tblt the _.. •ping beba.rhe ltlrldin&
b01rd io !he first tWO weeks or ils OpenitlOO. Which tlld I blabct'pcrcaa&aaC ofiDdividualS who
had been in det=tion liDce lutsurnmcr, produced a hiificr rarc ot recommcadid ldea$cs lba in
the last two weeka. AnaiYJil of !hac ruult5 impliellhat a 6S.?a. NJoale nto ia JJIQI'IIibly to
prevail over !he long l\111, flull, ..,,,. f{w1 IIIIWMM 8tl4 ,..,_. .,..llltll ~ ID JWt~UIII
czbout 100 "'",.,. t11t1 eo ,., bOGrd, ,.,, are oiii.J 10,. to 1111111..,. ,.,. .. ,,,.,.,.
..-,, nt~t ~ iL qw .,,.,. tluU .1M fS-7K ,..,_,. "* p1'fllllid«<fliiiWIII GM(J>Jis
is,.,. ectUIIU, tlta w willlldrUill.1 •• ••« U.t:NIIM ill IU .,.,.,_,.,.,.,., of 10.15
ltuliP14ruds J1R M, .
Tbcre is no quantltldve answer to the questlorl of how maay dlratiolla .. IICCeSSII')' to
improve $CC\I.dty in Iraq. nt only appropriate answer Ia, "AI m1Cf 11 k taka.,. Jlowcver,
when 80~ (or even ~t.) oC cbe individuala whose filclvc COIIIiderod'by che RcV4cw aod
Appeal Board are~ for reteaae, it ia veryllb!y thlllbe Ullllftl( iDWhicb ~
operations arc being c:onduct«< ia undennining our strac4ic a.iaa, fD ocher warda. our tactic£ arc
at odds with our striUIY· Wlh sudl a biab release nu, one or two rhlnp is hiJIPII'in&- either
we arc holding 4 wt of S (ar2 out of 3) deuinees far .... IIIIODCias wilhou& ldequace caure, or
we are lelting dmprou~ IDdividuala back out oa tho llniCC bec:aule &be c:uo fUel do DOt c:omain
suffiCient j ustificalion 10 C®riDue ddcntion. Both scenarios are UllaCCICpl.tble becdle they
uadcnnine the Slrategic &CIIJ of improving security, aldloQJh tluoup diffaa~&IJIIIdlanisms.
Rdc&sinJ danaerous individuals ha a direct ueptivc ctrocc oe RiiUr.ily, while boldfaa olhen for
ellw.nded periods wi.tbout aclequatc justifte~~ion liDdenni.1la ourctbt to build lnqi suppon for
Coalition milil.lry opmliou. Eva~ if leJIIlby clete~~lioat' clo DOC:.,._. din:ct hottilicy, tbey risk
makina Iraqis ambivaleill cowll'da the Coalition. Wllhauc ittivo iovolwmcnt fit lhc Iraqi
citizenry in ldetnifyin&lmi-coa!ilioll elements, !he cbuccs of--~ surxeas .. pady
diminished. HoldiDJ del.aiDCCI for long periods IDd belatedly RlealiJII diem. '*-"o tbcre never
was a good""~ to hold dlcnl is 1110thc:r eumple oftac:lic:lun&mUaiaa stralll)'.
CJ"fF-7 hu mad& three recent c.hanga in~..,...--. bur.._ chaages are
noc sufficient to addras 1111 prablan. One of them may t~CtU&lty..U it wane. ne, fim
procedural chanac. iocltldcd in the February 15 pacJt•a• of cbuJea,otderecf by t.TO Saaehez., ia
to empower maai.stralief Ill the &tiviaionlcvcl to releue illdividaalt~ wboaa • JOOd case
cannot be made. That rcnaedy bu bcea either incomplaoly impla:tllllled or bM 'beeD ineffective
because there has been ao 111Ciuc:tiou in the detention popUlation. Wliidl hal ~Jy'incrused
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sillc:e \be enter wu slped. 1be second, more recent, ~cis to allow 1M~ Openlixla
Bue (FOB) commander at Abu Gb.raib to retum to che dlvllloQt ............ wlloae caw fila
do IIOl at Jeaat make a prilrtQJ«t. cue for holdin1lhc iadi'dcl_,, 'lllil ~ il aw;at ctii)Qp
that the resuJtJ cannot yea be measured. However, any tJilMI thll pU. a Colonel .(the FOB
commander) apinst a Major General (tho Division COIIIIIliiDdcr, Wbo alludy bu ..tease
aUihorily but bas decided &he illdivklual dlould be in~- boacetho~ 10 IJMa Obraib) lln't
likely to hold up over the lq term. The third clwlao. iaMa11in,c LTG Met.z ov• die Review IIICI
Appeal Board, is actually libl.y to slow down lbc relcue proceu. OM of tho &dQn leadin& to
the recently lifted morar.oriunt on tdeues was the concem of t«<llt''f ~ ciivisicll CIOiniiiiiDden
that "bad illY'" were beiDa released. If the division C(l!l'jQID«<« CiJIIId mac ~y !hat u
individual should not be Rllealod, why wasn't Cho caM 1'h plepl'Od io.-:h a Way kJ naab it
obviout to the Review ancl.Appeal BOII'd that lbc itldiYidual was uootiuuma dJnW7 PuuiDI
1. TG Mctz above the R.-vlcw and Appeal Board a& the dcddiaa.MidMidC,.· for ICicalca wW ._
I'IICillinJie" if all he caa do is seiamd cvcu the boanL Whll iatonuiioo will be Ill hia diipOHl
tbil is not already bef .. Ule board? And, If be has no il\formltiOII otber tbln wblll wa& aV8Uibia
to the board. but is simply lOins to supplant their juclpcnt wilb b1a. whar ia me~ of
bavinalhe board in \he lim place? In 1heory. LTG M.cucoulcllllillbb . .aboritytobutlftllalbe
RJCOmmendation made by dill board, but LTG Sancha aJrudy hal1blll optjcm-. hu c:boscn
not to exercise it. On the positive side, this change wiU rcmov•lbe·coload• on the Review and
Appeal Board out of the liac of fire of the division~ but wm do llulc or DOthln& to
improve lbQ functioninl oflhc 1ystcm. The net rcau.lt of dill cbaqO wi1J be to iipply yet aootll«
bottleneck in an altadyar:raiacd review proc:as .
Two actions are nec:apry 10 addrut chis p.n of the problem: I) appJyi'CJOQICCI a1 the
appropriat~ place in l.be detcdcicm dlain- at the bc:ainainl. and 2) cld"mc reaonllblo rilu and
.a:ept the conxqucnc:ea. The .tree;& of implcmcntmr,lhcat chuiJCI will be IWQiold. F'JrSt, they
wm reduce tbc nurober of !Ddividuals who are uJiimalely lrumcd by ldaltifyiaa poor candidates
for detention before they have been sent to Abu Ghralb or Bl..la:L SIIIXII1d. ~ing that no
proc:css is without ri.t.ka, .WU.ing what C()nSlitutes a reasonable Nk, .S join\ly•jrtelng to
accept those risks, will preclude the periodic: fits and ltii1S in the rtleue pipellile diM happen
now when release cleciai~ •e second cucucd all up 1IDil dowo die cieJn.
The case for holdina I d.etainee is not an avoc:edo::dw ripeat Oil dJc wa"/ fD Abu Ghraib.
Dim ion commanders 1111111 undcntand that lhc further away a dctamo. acu from - spoc or his
capture. the less lltely it Ia dill an)'IW is &oin&to be able &o .U'a c:aK for~ thll
individual. The place co focus .resoura:s ia ac the begialliaa of.-~n dlaio. It division
commanders c:annot make a case for holdina aomconc 4UrirJa dw ~ ~ that dley arc
allowed to hold individuals before lellding them to the ...,, thea rill cbeDcea of~ else
making sudla cue are miairul. The notion that tbcni.-IUfllderll re10ua:es • .UU Gbraib to
condw:t all the intaropdons and ime:vic:ws neceaary r.o tm cu die Clle tile II riot bciDJ bonle
aut In priClkr.. 1f that were t)c cue, die board would DCil be~...._ for-6.5-80 fJl.
or the individualt who come Wore it. Thus, CJTF-7 IIIUft paab·1DtC!ml~Mioa .S caM teview
rcaourccs down to the operalinciiRi~ 10 that individ\llh wbo a \\ltlmMcly &QisJ&-'0 be rdeuecl
ue released more quietly, anct the cue fila of those who-lhauld tie beld ~R ~~ to justify
c:omlnued detention. Failure to do so wiU papctuare aad awava .. wba& II alret4J • deb.llitatina
problem- the perception that tbe Coalition is holdiltslat .. IIWDbctl ot people widlaut clue
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c;wae. 1lU$ jmccptian alienate& lv~ IC&meNI of &oc:iccy mliJIIIIIcrmipea ~ ~ aim of
buildin& l'lpPOft wilh tbe population.
The second step Ulll must be liken ia lo quantifyt'bb llldtc:ape the COill&quellCCI of
action• !hat produce result~ within thcl risk area that have boca to4cftaed. lu lbo put month.
lha'c have beeD three t-,pa of rclcue~ tb.a cantrlbutediO tile NilaDt mamtorium an releases.
The firlt caac involved an IIMiividual who was released ncn w.atJt there wu a reward posced
for. his c:apturc. This appceally resulted from a braabfowG of~ llld $lCpl have
been takea to prevent a recum:oce of Ch.t sitlllllion. Tht MCOnd type ot ndau that aenerated
coacern was when membon of lhc IGC were upset about &be ~ ol puticulE' individuals
wbom lhcy wanted .bekt u war crimes suspcc:U. Upoa further ren..:tlfll. k l.a now clear that.the
fad that the lGC is upaet with I plllticulat release is llOlaiUft'".ICiaiiJIIl&if"tcatioa ror contlnuin& co
hold someone because. were-we to hold someone who Md boaa cleared by the Review and
Appeal Board on notbina mare than vague ecmc:erns of die IGCor dlc.fted&Un& frl4i Special
Tribunal (1ST}, we would be wttln& tbe mat&ins of Cft:l&ils& poli~ pritaDal. The task now Is
to fmd 1 mecltlniam for balec:ing the riw that porauilf war crtm. aubjoc:a ddlar witnesses
will be released • and wltl fle the CDUIItr)' llld IelCk asylum, • did S.'dun Hamadi • apinat lbe
risk of unjustly holdillJ indMduals. The third type of co,n110wrtial, caec invoMI tile relea. af
individuals lhal divis.i<m CCialnlanders do 001 lh.ink ~ be ~
"-pnYbaly no&cd. if
commandell do nol want • individual rdlucd, ·it ia lbait du&)" co praeoa 1 CliO dwt jUililies
detention .
The following ~~cps would bclp co Jw:monize dci.CIIIlioa tiCtica and atntqy:
l) Abudoa cll'oru to II'Uie a media eve" b ......... III'J1I re~ea~~t•• relocu the
10 effort oa ..-tbc....,. to tlae Iraqi ..,._IIUIC ....... ,.a,.__ tor
rniewint c.-aad tbl we,...._ detaiDeM1JIMD • taD. ·.Pul~ implernentMioD or
the conditional rei-. progam. whidl will reqUire Che aUoc:8tiOII of appropriare
personnel resowc:es, 1tiil assist in maLin& this poial. If c:ap&ln numben. ~
substantially.lhil iuue can be revlsiced, but abusU a fundamenlal' ~in dinlclion,
seeking media aueuti8n for a lqe release will bco:Jtlll~"'C.
l) Increase the cempa of cascsaolna before tbe ReView Mil Appelll Bolld so thll we can, u
quickly as pouible. release tbe 63·BO'JI or die dublcz pop"., dill will tM:IIIWIJJy be
released VJ'fWifY• A.c1611a ~ er evtll a tblrd ~ 1111!111 Appeal._,.., wllh
.u....-roprta~e.•ppordqlllfl', Is die OIIIJ "'f 10.....,..... IIIII .... 'J'allure r..
incteue the te•po ot cut mfew wUI man acma ilati eM tra..W. whit •·SeaaritJ
lnkm• popuJalioa olbetw1111I,OOO ud 10-Gtwlllclt .... ,. wllllkd.r be
eJWble for re..._, ht wboee CMeS wllliiOI baW ..._.,. dt ed ltyallufew ud
Appeal Board.
3) Jnaeaae the staadalds for prepuina cue files ao tJtM 1M orjJiu1 dcd.sion 111 ~ an
individual is IJIORIIik.ely to stand up lhrouJbout the~ Ia d'Kt, .-plboald
be 10 iac:reue .... peraalqe or C&IM thM tile.....,. .... &o NCIIia ., ......
lllllkillt die caN flies w ... or by e10re rapid rt1a1e lfll badlvld..., • ._ CMel do
IIOt WarraDl da&aillae,
4) Establish policy witla reJIId to the release of cSctaiMa !hal~ lGC or 1ST llllpiCtl of
wt.r crimes. implemon1 it IIJd agree to accept llle cibn~CCp~~:~D~ up aod dOWh lbe line.
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li -Improve JnfoonltiQD M)rMI"'"'W'tdmolocy p!pivfor nata iJKnsk-
The int'ormation IDIIIAJCIIICAt tedlnology UICd by CJTF. 710 1J:ICt ~ II comple«ely
inadequate 10 lhe tllik. The absence of a ~aivtllld oap&blc d«.tiDec lriiCtida and
reporting system is not lhe fault of CJTf. 7, at leaiC noc illifially, hut after more IbiD. lAID. montbJ
of occupation, this problem should have been solved. A numbar a(.bript and~
soldiers haV'C cobblccl ~a wide amy of •iDile·(IDliOic l]'ltallllbll- wbile RniDr die
one purpose for which dley were dcaianecJ - are incapibiO or~ all tile ibillfJ that
need to be done with rcpzd to detainees. The adverso~ of rclyiiJI ~ IIUa llodp-
podge of tnldcins and I'CpGCdng l)'lltans are as prediaablc u cbey ce: ..,..:
• ErrorS are rampant 11 data muat be numuaUy .Jct)'lld inCo ., ... tniCtiD,IIys&eml, apread
across thnle corn_puter systems (NIPR, SIPR, udCBNTilUQ. fn OM 1lli:8l& 11 day
period, "admini.ltrl&lve correction for JepOJtinJ flftOf' oC •dai,ly &o.a lllc1 ... in the
detainee populaUaa qproadlecl 20 pcrceDI, &nllkiila etb\5-10 _,.\lac IIPilllber or
releases and new-iacUcti0111 next to imposlible..
• Maintainin& unclaallkd infOI'IIIIlioc oa clauififd ~ toe1ucet the DWIIMr of people
wbo c:aD bave acuu 10 it. Thia ia ineffiCient 11 il ~ tbc ~Cit
individual6 who bave aecurity clcannca, wheii!IIUdl otdle wod: (lr1IC:IdalliMI of
detainees to deltr'IDinl who is c:omina up for mdSe. fer euJJIIJie) CDUkt DlOfe euily and
effectively be performed by administrative scaft, illdudiQa Iraqi' nationals wi&hout
security cJeuancea.
• Data latency betw.oa the systems D'lCIUI$ thai clac:ilions .. oft-. made an- inciDmplel.e mel
illliCCurate dm. ThJa incleasel the worldoad CIII&D 81Nrdy,ovcrJC*Ied admlftiantivc
51aff, which mull fnquently apend inordinate IIIIIIUIIll of dale Ull:tina upcfiled
informatiOn thallhould be ""ily available.
The soludon lo tbe problem is relatively slrli ghlfot'W«<I'd • atablata a Tipr T01m oftaduscry
and milii.U')' expert&, wick a .&l month mandate co deaip lad ~cicDIIU a a,_m lble:
1) ls web-based arxf undusifltd
2) Is capable of accepciDJ input from all \heexilliDf~ IY*ml-(llereUW\:er
referred to .. "aource dallbua"). which are primlrily m M1eloloft Excel IIlii Acccu
3) Mikes usc of p~iltina tnqi IUIIJI'ds and datlbllea (Oll·fCIIt-Food Rl&ioa Can:l diRa,
mUillry record~, etc.)
4) Is capable or accepdna Input and p.oducing outpuelo bodl Eqliah and Anbio
5) To the mu.imura extebl possible, relics on elecll'OIIic: iop1t l6d ftlca J'llb« dwl Jill*
6) captures<~ nfcauucSod) biometric dlta on all daaiaed indi'fiduaJa, includiJ!a
IAFIS-complillll fl~J~t~Prinl data
7) Is available at !be division ~el, at a minimum, IIJd 81 loww leftlalf pollible
8) Contains a unique icfeJitifyiq DUJbbcr thai ia •iped co nay bdvidual "I» cama illro
Coalition custody. (Although doctrine requirttlbil now, Jdi 110t hlppealoa Ia pnelice.)
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9) If noc:euary, is cbartcterized by a lingle .. air pp"' to llklrel&ciusifacation issues. IC
SOIM of the inf'OI"'Mlion required for cfetainee opcntiaaa llllllt Mmlin oa a c:llulflcci
IICCwork for secariey feUCIIII, tbc uad-.ificd dU JU"- ia lbt cJUiitacd aoun:.
ct.tabasea must be capable or beiDa extnc:ted in uacl~ fonD to serve • an input Cot .
the new system. nie aystem mUR be dcciJI*IIO tbere I* Gllilyaze IIUCh operation needed
to perform 111 upd&le ICI'OII the dlllirled-undulified botllllllty
1 O> Meeu the U'lekllls and repcttilla requireii!CIUS of tbc Coalitloll Forces, hiper
llcaodquarter~, flumankarian orpoizatianl, and odler padiel wilb a legitimlllc iatefat in
decaiDee ils&a. Spocifially, it must provide a ~illrJ 10 tnrCt an individual tbroup
lhe l)'llem rrom the drne of his a.ptUre until die dme o(Jlil ~.
Althou&JI the beuefllS or aq~ins &uclla system will DOC be..,.._ until well after U.
ltiJIIition lakes place, the failure 10 stan now &o resolve tills problem wW ~ wbat is
already a massive problem - tbe inal1ility to IIQ:UI'ately ldeulify cfdtiDeu and. track 1hem from
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ThaDic. you for your recent~ tepnibl& indiv.Wusla det.u.d by Coelition
Fon:cs. I apprecia&e thi.s opportunity to respond to your~
Securla Int!!DIC!M - General
lntem&lional Humanilari111 Law obligea 1111 occupyins power to restore and enswe order
as far as pomble, illc:ludiq tl&e detcmion of crimillala111d ~ lttdfvicluaJa C. imperlcivc
reuom of scaarity. In ldditieo, eo.Jitioa fotca c:ondmic to Mlia lome EncmJ f'riaoncr& of
War in custody. Tbcrc are thenfore.tbn=e c:luaa c4 pe110r11 in Coalltioio CU&tody. Bdem)'
Prisoners of W1r, CriminaJ Detainecs Gld Scc:W'Uy IntaMei. Tbe:-obllpd.olv. ollbt Coelition
should be viewed in th&c:onlclkt of lhe conditions dw aiM iD tnq_ Tile Coa6tiCirl izdlerited I
situation whereby all die prisons bad been destroyed or aublwldllly damapd IIJd die entire
criminal populacioa of ln)UIId ~.000 hid been released onto lhe.IINeU. Added to Chis ia the
security challenge pmcnt.ed b)i the Former Reaime Elcmcata 1114'forciJn tcneriltl conductins
crilninal ouuages againll tbc Coalition and the people of'Jraq. PJ.iJ.ntMdn& this violence and
deal bag with lbc c:rimlllll elcmcnu i,s a nocesaary stcp t.oW4 ~pace llld fltodom ror all
Iraqis. b1 dealing with thae autlcls. the Coalition has llltllblilbcd proceuec tbl& aft'ord all
peraoas in Coalition CUitody all the riJhts ud l&fegull'dltel out iD -wJiclable lmenwional
Humanlwian Law.
In relation lo Security lnterJJOeS the procesaes &hal hno beCa _..,lilhtd lacludc .review
and appeal mechanism~ &hat Qooed lntmiational HIIIDIIIkariiG Law~. Motcovcr,
stepa have recently bcea cakf:ft 10 sipificllllly increase 1lle cqseciay lllld dllrefare lhe speed of
the proc:ess. The cunenl ,_e of review is about one bundnd CIICI Qda day. TlloM who are
dC\Cfl\Cd co no lonp ~ a duUI to acauity are beiu& rdtahd. Witla rcpnl to Crimiaal
Dcl.aineci a massive and cxpcltllive .rehabilitation effort U. .resulted in the aubslutiaJ tranlfer of
the admini~ttation of cril'ldAa! jlwic:e back to Iraqi aulbclritics aubject to conti:n\JiDa moGitorinJ
by the Coalition.
NotifiCMion of Fami!ig
Under the former Ba'ath Pany reaimc,lndividuafl who were 1.11= into aov~
custody often simply dilappcated. lD stark contra~\, tho Coafi&ian bu taken leVcral measwa to
etiiUI'e that Iraqi fam.ililll' Clll loam tbc status and loc:atiOil oC indlvidulla wbo have been ddained
by COAlition Forcca. Tbe Coalition m&intaiaa a list of all the IDcHviduaia illdc=n1ba, and lhis is
available in specified locadoallhroucbout lriQ where flrafU.. ... ..-. ioqlririel. The li11 is
publi&hed in Arabic. oalhll CPA website. btiJ!:IIjrJqgo•UUmuglmb~.html·
The Arabic list contains the individual's namc,lntcn:unea~ Sctill Number (ISN). place of birth,
addreas, and the plaoe ol delenllou. It ilas complete met ac:c:un10 u pouiblc an4 fa subjcc:t to
~ williDJne&S of lhe del.aioc:d blividusls to provide the RqUtllccl infwmaaioo. Woa i•
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continuina with regard to the expllllion of bolh the amouru and&Yaillbility of thla informalioa to
make it easier for Iraqi families· to fll'ld cheir loved onea.
family Visiu
Family aSid attorney visits ate cumntly allowed b' Criminal Detainee~. At lhiJ time
Security Internees are not able to receive vilill, bul a vill1atloD f.ctll\J-' our 1at11t detention
cenler is in lhe pro<:el' of bein& built, aad it is expected to be la.opcnlion ~ 1he ~at several
wccb. A certain limitecl n11111bor ofbi&b risk Security IDraDela • aet pmnillilll . .., receive
·v\tiU and this is m accordance with permissible restric&ions under tpplic:able 1numldonll
Humanitarian Law. All Security lDtemCCa are nev~ vlaltcldlty deleJIII&I ct1be
lntem•tiOIIII. Commincc of 1M Red Cross who .tte able t.o pua..., .... to familia and make
representations to lhe Coalition regarding any mllter COCJl:G'IIii1J tile coilditior~~·oflbeir cJccauion
and !heir health.
Juyenjl§!!
From time to time Coalition fOICCI detaia juveNia. bu& 1bt. JIIWenl only oc.cuioaally
and only when absolutely nece&SII')'. Juvenile Scc:uricy IPtemee~ • ...-alle4 !fain lhe adult
populalion of detainees, and their cases an: c:Ioaely monitOred by G1 oftice within 1he CPA. In
lddition juvenile cua ue IUbjec:t to ~frequent c:ouldehdon '-Y thll sean, llllemee
Review and Appeal Board than 8dult cues.
The Coalition holda a very IIJJAll number of faulc Security .lalaDeea. Tbc numba'
varies, but ia poctally leas than two dozen. They a~ lftlm tbe male MtaiDee
population, Ani bouaed in better conditi0011bao the mea, llld ~ 11'1 NYiewcd for
potential release more frequcmly than lhoiSc: of their ~· Ou tnra1illl:nl of fcmlle
Security lnt.crnee~ JdiC(U our I«<pition of the s~ ttacua cl womea iD tbia p~~Cbniftanrly
Muslim country.
Criminal Dctaineea
Aa an oc:cupyina power, the Co.lition ia raponsibllll farlhc bMim ldrniatau'atiall of
Iraq. iDcludina the aizniaaJ juitice system. As we move: towlrd·lha II'IOiilion to complete Iraqi
functions are in the hands of Iraqis. The Iraqi couns a control of the aovernmeat Ul' July, we ale workillg to~ lbll J'IIDQ eac1 men aovemmcnt
lOW Nil._ eudrelybylrlqls, ua
many detention facilities for individuals IWXUied or coovict.ed of crime~. The Iraqi juverrik
eourts are in Iraqi hands, Uld are among the bat rnanapd ill dll.s,.._
Other pans of the criminal juatice ayslem arc cuaently ~ joiauly by the
Coalilion Mid lrlqil, and some ate still pritnlrily the reaponaibllky of Collltioa FaoH •. for
example, should an investiption determine thll an iadividullll crimiDIJly c:ulplbla in an 8l.laU
on Coalition fortes, he Ia ll*nlfemd to an Iraqi criminll detendoa facl'llty. wl:un hia cue will
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be inve.stiptcd by an Iraqi Javestigatina Judae and hia ldaJ will-be-before the Cootral Criminal
COWt of Iraq. In additioaa, Coalition Forces curremly •lst iafae8dmJDistration of lniCl't
priJicipaJ criminal detcolion facility, and frequently prov• ~oa for dcfcudams to and
f'rom court. but the authority 10 d«ide guilt and pwli&b.ment io thea aaMtcrt rcsll in Iraqi hindi.
Why don't Security lntm!W • • !aw,ypr'
Under lntematioaal Humaair.arian Law Sec:uri&)' ..._an DOC entitled to the ript to
counsel as they are tempotarily cleWned in an adminlstradve Pft1C811 Uw does not Involve or
result in criminal prosecution. This proceu involve. a review llld appeal mccbanlsm !.bat
evaluatQ eldl c:ase. Such c:uea mU&t be reviewed no lela fteqllin&ty IbM ON:e rJYcry aix mont~~~.
In lntanc:es wlum: a dcllinee is subsequelltly detc:rmincd 10 .,..,_COdlalitlcd crimiDaJ offences,
suds u the murder of Coaliti011soldicls, the individual illrlll&finllcl '-to the Iraqi crimillal
justice system, which does affocd U. ri&IJt to counsel. It lbould 1le .mpba&i2.ed. bowever, rhat aD
Seauily lntemt:ca are entltJcd to and wiU receive vialU front a e~e~e.- tJf the lnlercaticmal
Cammiuec of tho Red CI'OIIi who can pu5 oa family ....-..pa and Jlllb replUGIIWions to &be
Coalition conc:cmina lhe conditions of detention and lbc'bealtb Of rho llltemee.
WbyCM't yoy firxle wrigllcdeyince?
111ere are sometimes dltficultie. Jocatina putiCIIIW iDcli,.lduah iD detaltion.,
not-withstanding the extensive effort exerted to produce delailCICI.ad ax:urate detainee lists. Moat
of lheae difficulties atc:m frcuu ll'lllllation problems, thediffic:ul1faf oliuiDiua the complel.c
names for individuals, and the reluctance ou the pan of some ilattiaeN to provide ICCUI'Ile
information. To tildress tbis problem, a census has rec=ly beccl OOilllpt«cd of our detliDte
population, usin& native Arabie lpukera. and the resulta,ba .. bel pUlllilbecl oo the CPA
website, b!!p:Jf!lllgcoalitjon,o!Jial'lblclprilgnmljpdg IIppi. The lilt incladea a unique
lntcmment Serial Nlllnba' for eacb deeaiaec, whicb wiU facili1ate lbe lixation of individuals
detained by Coalition Forces. Wo will update this list ftequeDcly tO casure thai iafcirmaeion is
available to the familie~ as quickly u po~~~"ble. and in a &anau~• W'iUI·;vbicb they•e familiar .