Taguba Report

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The Taguba Report is the common name of an official Article 15-6 military inquiry conducted in 2004. Lieutenant General Ricardo Sanchez, the senior officer in Iraq, appointed Major General Antonio Taguba to open an Article 15-6 inquiry into the conduct of the 800th Military Police Brigade.^[1][2]

According to the report the inquiry was initiated because:

"LTG Sanchez requested an investigation of detention and internment operations by the Brigade from 1 November 2003 to present. LTG Sanchez cited recent reports of detainee abuse, escapes from confinement facilities, and accountability lapses, which indicated systemic problems within the brigade and suggested a lack of clear standards, proficiency, and leadership."

The report highlighted problems at Abu Ghraib prison, and other locations, which, if they had been dealt with expeditiously, would have prevented the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse from occurring.

[edit] See also

• Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse
• Fay Report
• Church Report
• Ryder Report

[edit] References

1. ^ Taguba faults leadership for Iraqi detainee abuse, US Air Force, May 12, 2004
2. ^ U.S. Army report on Iraqi prisoner abuse: Executive summary of Article 15-6 investigation of the 800th Military Police Brigade by Maj. Gen. Antonio M. Taguba, NBC News, May 4, 2004

[edit] External links

• MG Antonio M. Taguba (May 2004). The "Taguba Report" On Treatment Of Abu Ghraib Prisoners In Iraq. Findlaw.com. Retrieved on March 27, 2007.