Approved for Release: 2016/06/10 C06555318 28 January 2003 MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director for Operations VIA: Associate Deputy Director for Operations/Counterintelligence (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 1. ~ The scope of ~s investigation was to (b)(3) [\JatSecAct determine the cause of thel_J November 2002 death of Gul (b )( 1) =i~a:h:e::s (b)(3) CIAAct t' amember of Hezb/i u:::::o:::ained al (b)(3) NatSecAct interrogation by CIA personnel, (b )( 1) Information (b)(3) CIAAct contained in this report regarding the background of as well as the treatment of detainees at (b)(3) NatSecAct is provided for background and ,context as it t the investigation of the death of Gul RAHMAN. It is not intended to be a comprehensive review, survey or =inspection of the operational procedures at I (b)( )] 1 (b)(3) CIAAct (b)(3) NatSecAct (b)(3) CIAAct (b)(3) NatSecAct TOP SflCRE'f//Xl Approved for Release: 2016/06/10 C06555318 · Approved for Release: 2016/06/10 C06555318 • i SUBJECT: f&) Death Investigation - Gul RAHMAN ~(b)(1)~ (b)(3) CIAAct BACKGROUND ON (b)(3) NatSecAct (b )( 1) (b)(3) CIAAct (b)(3) NatSecAct I ) (b )( 1) (b)(3) CIAAct (b)(3) NatSecAct I There a,re 20 cells located inside the prison I I The cells are stand-alone concrete boxes. (b )( 1) (b)(3) CIAAct (b)(3) NatSecAct ISep 2002 (Attachment 1) (b )( 1) 2~----~~Se-p 2002 (Attachment 2) (b)(3) CIAAct 3 May 2002 (Attachment 3) (b)(3) NatSecAct 4 un 2002 (Attachment 4) s Jun 2002 (Attachment 5) f------L-_ 6 I Jun 2002 (Attachment 6) 7 !Oct 2002 (Attachment 7) 2 TOP SECRE'f'//Xl Approved for Release: 2016/06/10 C06555318 Approved for Release: 2016/06/10 C06555318 ' . 'foe 8l!!CRJ!!'f//Xl (b )( 1) (b)(3) CIAAct (b)(3) NatSecAct SUBJECT: ~) 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) desiqned for sleep deprivation. I (b)(3) CIAAct (b)(3) NatSecAct I Stereo speakers in ~---------------c----c-~ the cellblock play constant music to prevent conununications between detainees. 8 9 (b )( 1) (b)(3) CIAAct (b)(3) NatSecAct (b)(6) (b)(7)(c) (b )(7)(f) (b )( 1) 8 May 2002 (Attachment 8) 9 ct 2002 (Attachment 9) (b)(3) CIAAct Jun 2002 (Attachment 10) (b)(3) NatSecAct 11 Sep 2002 (Attachment 11) 12~1n_t_e_rv_ie_w_o_f~~~---Nov 2002 (Attachment 12) 13 Interview of Nov 2002(Attachment 13) 14 Interview of ov 2002 (Attachment 14) 3 (b)(1) TOP GECRE'f'//Xl (b)(3) CIAAct (b)(3) NatSecAct (b)(7)(c) ---------(b)(7)(f)------------------- Approved for Release: 2016/06/10 C06555318 Approved for Release: 2016/06/10 C06555318 'fOP SECRE'f//)H - '--. SUBJECT: ts"t 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 is Interview ofl LDec 2002 {Attachment 15) (b )( 1) (b )( 1) 16 Interview of JNov 2002 (Attachment 13) (b)(3) CIAAct ~I~~--'--'=c==;~-O-ct_2_00_2_{A-ttachment 7) (b)(3) CIAAct (b)(3) NatSecAct Jun 2002 (Attachment 5) (b)(3) .NatSecAct . J (b)(6) :1===========iJun 2002 (Attachment 16) (b)(7)(c) (b )(7)(f) :··.· 4 TOP SECRE'f//Kl Approved for Release: 2016/06/10 C06555318 Approved for Release: 2016/06/10 C06555318 SUBJECT: t&t Death Investigation - Gul RAHMAN .... ~·· . (b )( 1) (b)(3) CIAAct (b)(3) NatSecAct (b)(3) NatSecAct (b)(3) NatSecAct ~----------1 BetweenL_ _IAugust and LI September 2002, Headquarters was able to make arrangements with the BOP to (b )( 1) provide trainin in I )guard (b)(3) NatSecAct force at On n September 2002, I I cabled Headquarters an noted they looked forward t(b)( ) t~ 1 receiving a timeline for the TDY of BOP personnel(b)( ) N 3 atSecAct (b )( 1) (b)(3) NatSecAct (b)(3) CIAAct (b)(3) NatSecAct (b)(1)i 20 Jun 2002 (Attachment 17) (b )( 1) (b)(3) CIAAct 21 Jul 2002 IAttachment 18) (b)(3) CIAAct 22 Aug 2002 (Attachment 19) (b)(3) NatSecAct 23 ~ln~te-rv~ie_w_o~_J--~-- Dec 2002 (Atta~hment 15)(b)(3) NatSecAct .;·.· . 5 (b)(6) 'fOP SECRE'f'//Xl(b)(7)(c) (b )(7)(f) Approved for Release: 2016/06/10 C06555318 Approved for Release: 2016/06/10 C06555318 ".POP GECRB".E'//JEl (b)(1 )' SUBJECT: t&1 Death Investigation - Gul RAHMAN (b )( 1) (b)(3) NatSecAct (b)(3) NatSecAct b indicating "sooner is 24 On November 200:(b){1)L 1 b~ D ~b~b~ N tS A t BOP officers arrived in ~and trained the (b)(3) NatSecAct a ec c guards from November. BOP instructors trained L_J c::::::::Jguards in restraint techniques, escort procedures, security checks, entrance procedures, cell searches, watch calls, and patd0wn searches. BOP also made a number of recommendations 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) '-2-6l-n-te_rv_ie_w_o~f ----_c_,Nov 2002 (Attachment 13) (b )( 1) 27 Interview of Dec 2002 (Attachment 15) (b)(1 )m ?00? !Attachment 11) (b)(3) CIAAct ~29-l-nt_e_rv-ie-w-ot(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) TOP £ECRE'f//JE1 Approved for Release: 2016/06/10 C06555318 Approved for Release: 2016/06/10 C06555318 (b )( 1) 'fOP SECRE't'//>H (b)(3) CIAAct (b)(3) NatSecAct (b)(6) ·· ' SUBJECT: (-5-) Death Investigation - Gul RAHMA(b)(7)(c) (b )(7)(f) (b )( 1) (b)(3) CIAAct (b)(3) NatSecAct 7. ts7 Heating and cooling are problematic 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)(7)(c) in late September 2002, Station purchased 10 electric (b )(7)(f) heater~ 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. I (b )( 1) (b)(3) CIAAct (b)(3) NatSecAct (b)(6) (b)(7)(c) I In mid-Oct6ber· 2002, five gas heaters ~--------~ (b )(7)(f) were purchased and delivered sometime shortly thereafter. All five gas heaters were placed in the guard towers. In early November 2002, five more gas heaters were purchased and delivered at a later date. These heaters were placed in the housing area of the prison. These heaters were in place prior to RAHMAN' s ·death. On D November 2002, the day of RAHMAN's death, five more gas heaters were ordered (b )( 1) ~ set up in ·the housing area circa D November 2002. On (b)(3) NatSecAct L_J November 2002, 15 more gas heaters were ordered and· set up sometime in December 2002. Some were used to replace 34 broken heaters. According tol I there are · (b )( 1) approximately 15 gas heaters currently set up in the (b )( 1) (b)(3) NatSecAct prisoner housing area. 35 has now placed a (b)(3) CIAAct thermometer inside the housing area (b)(3) NatSecAct (b )( 1) (b)(6) (b)(3) NatSecAct (b)(7)(c) (b )(7)(f) 32 Interview ot[(b )( 1) Dec 2002 (Attachment 15) 33 Interview of (b)(3) CIAAct Dec 2002 (Attachment 15) 34 Lotus Note fr((b)(3) NatSecAct N.ov 2002 (Attachment 23) 35 Interview o((b)(6) Dec 2002 (Attachment 15) 7 (b)(7)(c) (b )(?)(f) 'fOF ~l!:C~! r //X 1 Approved for Release: 2016/06/10 C06555318 Approved for Release: 2016/06/10 C06555318 (b)(1). (b )( 1) (b)(3) CIAAct (b)(3) CIAAct (b)(3) NatSecAct (b)(3) NatSecAct YUP S:E:Cr<:E:!//X! (b)(6) (b)(7)(c) (b )(7)(f) SUBJECT: +st Death Investigation - Gul RAHMAN (b )( 1) L__________ ____l __ _ stated that he has requested (b)(3) CIAAct that the guards record the temperatures in the housing area (b)(3) NatSecAct each day. 36 8. rs-? From the conception of ~,--~~L___ Headquarters and Station have made efforts to ensure (b )( 1) the physical health of the detainees. On llJune 2002, (b)(3) NatSecAct 1station cabled Headquarters and stat~ 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) 36 Interview o 19 Dec 2002 (Attachment 15) 37,----~~u-n~20~0~2~(A.--.Ytachment 24) 3 ul 2002 (Attachment 25) (b )( 1) 8 'POP SECRE'f'//}Cl (b)(3) CIAAct ' (b)(3) NatSecAct Approved for Release: 2016/06/10 C06555318 Approved for Release: 2016/06/10 C06555318 'POP Sl!!CRE'P//Xl (b )( 1) (b )( 1) (b)(3) NatSecAct (b)(3) CIAAct SUBJECT: .t-&1 Death Investigation - Gul RAHMAN (b)(3) NatSecAct (b )( 1) (b)(3) CIAAct (b)(3) NatSecAct (b)(6) l(b)(1) --(b)(3) CIAAct·----------------~ (b)(7)(c) (b)(3) NatSecAct (b)(1 )l (b )(7)(f) (b)(3) NatSecAct I 10.