Death Investigation - Gul RAHMAN
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C06555318 Approved for Release: 2016/06/10 C06555318 • · ...... · ... , ...................· .... · <:.. \ .............. ,! 28 January 2003 MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director for Operations VIA: Associate Deputy Di.rector for Operations/Counterintell~gence (b)(1) FROM: (b)(3) CIAAct (b )(3) NatSecAct (b )(6) (b )(7)( c) (b )(7)(f) SUBJECT: Death Investigation - Gul RAHMAN (b)(1) SCOPE OF INVESTIGATION (b)(3) NatSecAct (b)(1) ' (b)(3) CIAAct (b)(3) NatSecAct 1. 4-ei The scope ofbts investigation was to determine the cause of the· November 2002 death of Gul RAHMAN, a member of Hezbi Is ami, who was being detained at (b)(1) (b)(3) CIAAct (b)(3) NatSecAct r j RAHMAN had been un~going interrogation.·by CIA personl).el, (b)(1) · Information (b)(3) CIAAct contained in this report regarding the background of (b)(3) NatSecAct c::J ~s· well. as the. treatment ot detainees at . ·is provided for background and .context as it re a es o the investigation of the death of Gul RAHMAN. It is not intended to be a comprehensive review, surveJ or inspection of the operational procedures at I (b)(i) (b)(3) CIAAct (b )(3) NatSecAct (b)(3) CIAAct (b)(3) NatSecAct L--~~. J TOP 5.ECRE'f'//}(1 ACLU-RDI 6523 p.1 Approved for Release: 2016/06/1 O C06555318 · C06555318 Approved for Release: 2016/06/10 C06555318 'fCt' SF:CP::l!>'f //Xl ~···· . l SUBJECT: t&) Death Investigation - Gul RAHMAN (b)(1)_ (b)(3) CIAAct BACKG!lOUND ON (b )(3) NatSecAct (b)(1) (b)(3) CIAAct (b)(3) NatSecAct } (b)(1) (b)(3) CIAAct (b)(3) NatSecAct . J There are 20 cells located inside t e prison The cells are stand-alone concrete boxes. I (b )( 1) (b )(3) C IAAct (b )(3) NatSecAct ,______ __,Sep 2002 (Attachment 1) (b)(1} 2 ep 2002 (Attachment 2) (b)(3) CIAAct 3 May 2002 (Altachment 3) (b)(3) NatSecAct ' Jun 2002 (Attachment 4) s Jun 2002 (Attachment 5) . '!------_;Jun 2002 (Attachment 6) 71 bet 2002 (Attachment 7) -----' 2 . '!'OP SECRE'f//}tl ACLU-RDI 6523 p.2 Approved for Release: 2016/06/10 C06555318 C06555318 Approved for Release: 2016/06/1 O C06555318 ' . 'fOf' 3ECRE'f//Xl (b)(1) . (b)(3) CIAAct (b)(3) NatSecAct SUBJECT: ('5-) Death Investigation - Gul :RAHMAN Four of .the cells have high bars that run between two walls to which prisoners can be secured. These four cells are (b)(1) .desi ned for slee de rivation. (b)(3) CIAAct (b)(3) NatSecAct c________________ __J Stereo spea·ke·rs in the cellblock play constant music to prevent communications 9 between detainees.' . (b)(1) (b)(3) CIAAct (b)(3) NatSecAct (b )(6) (b)(7)(c) (b )(7)(f) (b)(1) • May 2002 (Attachment 8) ' ct 2002 (Attachment 9) (b)(3) CIAAct Jun 2002 (Attachment 10) (b)(3) NatSecAct Sep 2002 (Attachment 11) 121nterview of Nov 2002 (Attachment 12) · 1• Interview of Nov 2002.(Attachment 13) I• Interview of ov 2002 (Attachment 14) I \ .. ~.-/ 3 I (b)(1) TOP SECREl1'//lll (b)(3) CIAAct (b)(3) NatSecAct (b)(7)(c) ;_________ (b)(7)(f)·---------------_..;.--- ACLU-RDI 6523 p.3 Approved for Release: 2016/06/1 O C06555318 C06555318 Approved for Release: 2016/06/1 O C06555318 ':POP SECRD'£//)Cl SUBJECT: +ST Death Investigation - Gul RAHMAN (b)(1) (b)(3) CIAAct (b )(3) NatSecAct (b )(6) (b)(7)(c) (b )(7)(f) (b)(1) (b)(3) CIAAct (b)(3) NatSecAct · 1s 1nterview ofl loec 2002 !Atlachmenl 15) (b)(1) (b)(1) -".::.ln"-'te::.;rv:.eie"'-·w'--'o"'-fb. ~-:-::=-=--:-:-7JNov 2002 !Attachment 13) (b)(3) CIAAct (b)(3) CIAAct ~ct 2002 (Attachment 71 (b )(3) NatSecAct ,_______ _,J_:_Jucc_,n 2002 (Attachment SJ (b)(3) NatSecAct I (b )(6) I !Jun 2Q02 (Altachment 16) (b)(7)(c) ,..... (b )(7)(f) 4 TGP SEC!l:E':F//}(1 ACLU-RDI 6523 p.4 Approved for Release: 2016/06/1 O C06555318 C06555318 Approved for Release: 2016/06/10 C06555318 SUBJECT: f-6-1 Death Investigation - Gul RAHMAN ....... · (b)(1) (b)(3) CIAAct (b )(3) NatSecAct (b)(3) NatSecAct (b)(3) NatSecAct Between August and September 2002, Headquarters was able to ma e arrangements with the BOP to (b)(1) : provide trai.nin: in guard (b)(3) NatSecAct ·force at/ / On September 2002, I cabled Headquarters an noted t a they looked forward t(b)( ) 1 receiving a timeline for the TDY of BOP personnel(b)( · (b)(1) . (b)(3) NatSecAct 3 ) NatSecAct (b)(3) CIAAct (b)(3) NatSecAct (b)(1), "'I (tun 2002 (Attachment 17) · (b)(1) (b)(3) CIAAct : .... ·-- _]Jul 2002 (Attachment 18) (b)(3) CIAAct ~ ... I Aug 2002 (Attachment 19) (b )(3) NatSecAct 23 lnlerview o · Dec 2002 (Attachment 15J(b)(3) NatSecAct .. :•' I ~---' . 5 (b)(6) . I 'l'OP SECRE'P//JH(b)(7)(c) ' ' (b)(7)(f) ACLU-RDI 6523 p.5 Approved for Release: 2016/06/10 C06555318 C06555318 Approved for Release: 2016/06/10 C06555318 'f'OF GECRG'f'//J(l •.. / :,' ; (b)(1 )/ SUBJECT: Death Investigation - Gul RAHMAN (b)(1) (b )(3) NatSecAct . (b )(3) NatSecAct . indicating •sooner is i:i~ 2 • on0November 2oo:(b)i1)L ((~))((1)) N tS A BOP officers arrived in L___Jand trained the (b)(3) NatSecAct a ec ct guards from November·. BOP instructors trained L_j . c:=::Jguards in restraint techniques, escort procedures, security.checks, entrance procedures, cell searches, watch calls, and patd0 wn searches.· BOP also made a number of recommen ations to im rove the securit of the rison. 25 (b)(1) (b)(3) CIAAct (b)(3) NatSecAct (b )(6) ···: (b)(7)(c) (b )(7)(f) (b)(1) -(b)(3) CIAAct.-~ (b)(3) NatSecAct (Attachment 20) (Attachment 21 J ~,.~1-nt~e-rv~le_w_o~f~----"'-iNov 2002 (Attachment 13) (b)(1) "Interview of Dec 2002 (Attachment 15) (b)(3) CIAAct (b)(1 lm ?f10? !Attachment 11) ~,,~ln~te-rv~ie_w_o~t(b)(3) CIAAct Nov 2002 (Attachment 13) (b)(3) NatSecAct 30 Interview ot(b)(3) NatSecActNov 2002 (Attachment 13) 31 Interview ol(b )(6) Nov 2002 (Attachment 22) (b)(7)(c) 6 (b)(7)(f) TGP SBCRB'f//lEl ACLU-RDI 6523 p.6 Approved for Release: 2016/06/10 C06555318 C06555318 Approved for Release: 2016/06/1 OC06555318 (b )( 1) q;gp' GECRET//2(1 (b)(3) CIAAct (b )(3) NatSecAct (b)(6) SUBJECT: ts") Death Investigation - Gul RAHMA(b )(7)( c) (b )(?)(f) (b)(1) (b)(3) CIAAct (b )(3) NatSecAct 7. t&l Heating and cooling are pro.blematic at the prison facility. There is no insulation in the building (b)(1) .and no central heating or cooling. (b)(3) CIAAct The facility is hot in the· (b )(3) NatSecAct '-----~-~~~~-~~-~summer and cold in the winter; There are ceiling fans that (b )(6) . help cool the facility in the summer. According to [~----] (b)(?)(c) in late September_2002, Station purchased 10 electric (b )(7)(f) heaters that were ·delivered ·in early October 2002. Five of the electric heaters were placed in the administrative section of the prison and_five were placed in the guard ·shacks. (b)(1) (b)(3) CIAAct (b)(3) NatSecAct (b )(6) (b)(?)(c) [ In_ mid-October· 2.002, five gas heaters Lw~e_r_e_p_u_r-ch'a_s_e_d~a_n_d.-Jdeli vered sometime shortly thereafter. (b )(7)(f) All five gas heaters were placed in the guard towers. In early November 2002, five more gas heaters were purchased and dei'ivered at a later date. These heaters were placed in the housing area of the prison. ,TJ;iese heaters were in place prior to RAHMAN' s ·death. On LJ Nov.ember 2002, the day of RAHMAN's death, five more gas heaters were ordered (b)(1) ,--all.\1 set up in ·the housing area circa 0November 2002. On (b)(3) NatSecAct LJ November .2002, 15 more gas heaters were ordered and ·set .up sometime in December 2002.. Some were used to replace ·broken heaters. 34 According toL J there are · (b)(1) approximately 15 gas heaters currenfly set up in the (b)(1) (b )(3) NatSecAct prisoner.housing area. 35 has now placed a (b)(3) CIAAct thermom.eter inside the housing area (b)(3) NatSecAct (b)(1) (b )(6) (b )(3) NatSecAct (b)(?)(c) (b )(?)(f) 32 Interview otl(b)(1) Dec 2002 (Attachment 15) "Interview o((b)(3) CIAAct Dec 2002 (Attachment 15) ;, Lotus Note fr<(b )(3) NatSecAct Nov 2002 (Attachment 23) 35 Interview o((b)(6) Dec 2002 (Attachment 15) 7 (b)(?)(c) (b )(?)(f) 'l'elF ~l!:Cl'<E t//Xl ACLU-RDI 6523 p.7 Approved for Release: 2016/06/10 C06555318 C06555318 Approved for Release: 2016/06/10 C06555318 (b)(1). (b)(1) (b)(3) CIAAct (b)(3) CIAAct (b)(3) NatSecAct (b)(3) NatSecAct !OP S!IC'.Etl!:I//Xl (b )(6) (b)(7)(c) (b )(7)(f) SUBJECT: tBt Death Investigation - Gul RAHMAN (b)(1) stated that he has requested ~-------~·--~ (b)(3) CIAAct that the guards record the temperatures in the housing area 36 (b )(3) NatSecAct each day. 8. rs1 From the conception of Headqu;irters and I I.station have m~a-d~e-e~ff~o-r~t_,s · to ensure (b )( 1) the physica·1 heal th of the detainees. On llrune 2 002, (b )(3) NatSecAct jStation cabled Headquarters and stat'ecf the following: (b)(3) NatSecAct (b)(1) (b)(1) (b)(3) NatSecAct (b)(3) CIAAct (b)(3) NatSecAct (b)(1) (b)(3) CIAAct (b)(3) NatSecAct (b)(1) (b)(3) CIAAct (b)(3) NatSecAct (b )(6) (b)(1) (b )(7)( c) (b)(3) CIAAct (b )(7)(f) (b)(3) NatSecAct (b )(6) (b)(7)(c) ( b )(7)( f ) i I " Interview o 19 Dec 2002 (Attachment 15) a ~--~--un-2~0~0~..,,achment 24) a u\ 2002 (Attachment 25) (b)(1) 8 !'OP SBCRE'f//}Cl (b)(3) CIAAct (b)(3) NatSecAct ACLU-RDI 6523 p.8 Approved for Release: 2016/06/10 C06555318 C06555318 Approved for Release: 2016/06/1 O C06555318 'f'OF .