Jawad al-Bulani (photo: DoD Imagery) Over 1,400 detainees were found in an Iraqi Interior Ministry (MOI) detention facility known as “Site 4″ by an inspection team on May 30, 2006. An inspection team uncovered cases of juveniles, who were raped to induce confessions, and a hook-and-pulley system for torturing detainees. [The Dissenter reported on this revelation [...]
WikiLeaks Cables: Interior Ministry Blocked Justice After Raped Juveniles Were Found in Iraqi Prison |
| By: Kevin Gosztola Wednesday September 14, 2011 4:30 pm |
WikiLeaks Cable: Iraqi Interrogators Rape Juveniles to Get Confessions |
| By: Kevin Gosztola Monday September 12, 2011 10:52 am |
Iraqi army soldier guards detainees (photo: James Gordon) [Updated - 1:36 PM ET] A US State Embassy cable marked “confidential” and published by WikiLeaks reveals details on the detention of juveniles held in “Site 4″ in a Iraq Interior Ministry (MOI) detention complex. The juveniles allege sexual abuse by Iraqi interrogators, specifically that rapes were [...]


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