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on the interrogations. The team thus recommended that "experts and authorities other than the individuals who crafted the process" review the interrogation process and conditions, and that a legal review be conducted.[1] CIA Headquarters does not appear to have taken action on these recommendations.
- 8. The CIA Places CIA Detainees in Country Facilities Because They Did Not Meet the MON Standard for Detention
(TS// //NF) In the spring of 2003, the CIA continued to hold detainees at facilities in Country who were known not to meet the MON standard for detention. CIA officer [CIA OFFICER 1] described the arrangement he had with Country officers in an email, writing:
- " . They also happen to have 3 or 4 rooms where they can lock up people discretely [sic]. I give them a few hundred bucks a month and they use the rooms for whoever I bring over - no questions asked. It is very useful for housing guys that shouldn't be in [DETENTION SITE COBALT] for one reason or another but still need to be kept isolated and held in secret detention."[2]
(TS// //NF) CIA cables indicate that CIA officers transferred at least four detainees to these Country facilities because they did not meet the standard for CIA detention under the MON.[3]
(TS// //NF) In total, four CIA detention facilities were established in Country . CIA records indicate that DETENTION SITE COBALT held a total of 64 detainees during the period of its operation between September 2002 and 2004, while DETENTION SITE GRAY held eight detainees between 2003 and 2003. The CIA later established two other CIA facilities in Country : DETENTION SITE ORANGE, which held 34 detainees between 2004 and 2006; and DETENTION SITE BROWN, which held 12 detainees between 2006 and 2008.[4]
- ↑ CIA document entitled Renditions Group Interrogation Team (RGIT), Baseline assessment for MVT, Detainee/Prisoner management, December 30, 2002. The CIA does not appear to have taken action on this recommendation.
- ↑ Email from: [CIA OFFICER 1]; to: [REDACTED]; subject: Thanks and Query re: List of DETAINEES; date: March 14, 2003.
- ↑ The cables did not explain any legal basis for detaining individuals who did not meet the detention requirements of the September 17, 2001, MON. HEADQUARTERS ( ); 36682 ( ); 38836 ( ); HEADQUARTERS ; 41204 ( ); ALEC ( ).
- ↑ See Volume III for additional information.
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