Abu Ghraib's Abuses and T o r t u r e s
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the planning. However, in this case the MPs' conspiracy consisted of entering into
a "nonverbal agreement" with other MPs on Tier 1A of the hard site. That means
a "wordless conspiracy" existed among the accused and with Davis, Graner, Am-
buhl, Harman, Sivits, and England. They are alleged to have agreed as a group "to
engage in specific acts which served to maltreat detainees (subordinates), which
is a violation of Article 93 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice" (Stipulation of
Fact, p. 3). Does that mean by a wink and a nod or hand gestures? Alternatively,
does it mean that they engaged in these documented activities in concert and
therefore, in retrospect, there must have been an a priori conspiracy?
Dereliction of Duty. As the noncommissioned officer in charge, Frederick "had a
duty to treat all detainees with dignity and respect and to protect detainees and
prisoners in his presence from illegal abuse, cruelty, and maltreatment" (Stipula-
tion of Fact, p. 6 ) . He was derelict in all these duties.
Maltreatment of Detainees. This refers to the hooded prisoner with electrodes at-
tached to his fingers, who was led to believe that if he fell off the box he was forced
to stand on, he would be electrocuted. Frederick attached one of those wires to
the prisoner's left hand and took a photo of it as a "souvenir." (Also mentioned in
this charge as background is the reason that this detainee, nicknamed "Gilligan,"
was made to stand on the box for long periods in a stress position. He was being
kept "awake as part of a sleep management program. Sleep management nor-
mally includes rigorous physical exercise to keep a detainee awake before being
interrogated" [Stipulation of Fact, p. 6 ] ) . There are other specifications of mal-
treatment of several detainees in the human pyramid and putting a detainee,
nicknamed "shitboy" (because he covered himself with feces), between two med-
ical litters (in an attempt to get him to stop defecating) and then Frederick had his
photo taken sitting on top of the detainee. (It should be mentioned that the medics
advised this treatment of putting the mentally unstable detainee strapped be-
tween two litters to keep him from harming himself; it was not Frederick's idea
but rather following medical protocol.)
Assault Consummated by Battery. Frederick once punched a detainee in the chest
"with enough force to cause the detainee to have difficulty breathing" (Stipula-
tion of Fact, p.
8).
(This detainee was one of the rioters brought to Tier 1A after
their attempted escape and battery against a female MP at Camp Ganci.)
Indecent Acts with Another. This refers to the accused forcing several detainees to
masturbate in front of male and female soldiers and other detainees, while they
were being photographed. "Under the circumstances, the conduct of the accused
was of a nature to bring discredit upon the armed forces and was prejudicial to
good order and discipline." the stipulation goes on. "These photographs and other
images captured by the accused and his co-conspirators were taken for personal
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