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Detainee population falls below 9,000 (Cropper)

Multi-National Force-Iraq

Sunday, 30 August 2009

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
MULTI-NATIONAL FORCE-IRAQ
JOINT TASK FORCE 134
Detainee Operations

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Press Release 20090830-1
Aug. 30, 2009

Detainee population falls below 9,000

CAMP CROPPER, Iraq – The number of detainees in Task Force 134 custody dropped below 9,000 during a detainee transfer between Coalition Forces and the Government of Iraq on Aug. 27.

As a result of the 107-person transfer, the detainee population in Iraq stands at 8,947 – the lowest number in U.S. custody since March 2005.
In accordance with the Security Agreement, detainee transfers between Coalition Forces and the Government of Iraq must be conducted with arrest warrants or detention orders. If detainees do not have arrest warrants or detention orders, they must be released.

“We work very closely with the Iraqi government to ensure releases and transfers are conducted in a safe and orderly manner,” said Capt. Brad Kimberly, Task Force 134 spokesman. “In compliance with the Security Agreement, we transferred these detainees to the GoI after receiving valid warrants or detention orders.”

Every detainee’s file is thoroughly reviewed by Coalition Forces and the Government of Iraq to determine if a warrant should be issued, he said. Detainees whose investigations do not produce a warrant are eligible for release according to the detainee’s threat level.

Of the 8,947 detainees in U.S. custody, 3,572 are held at Camp Cropper, 4,585 are held at Camp Taji, and 790 are held at Camp Bucca.

Task Force 134 is in the process of transferring the Bucca Theater Internment Facility detainee population prior to the facility’s closing, which is scheduled for September. Detainees currently held at Camp Bucca will be transferred to either Camp Cropper or Camp Taji.

Task Force 134 releases approximately 750 detainees from its detention facilities each month. In addition, nearly 250 transfers to the Government of Iraq are completed per month.

Since January, 1,179 detainees have been transferred to the Government of Iraq with a valid warrant or detention order, and 5,236 have been released.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT MNF-I JOINT TASK FORCE 134, AT DSN 318-485-2802/2227/4030 OR E-MAIL TF134PAO2@IRAQ.CENTCOM.MIL. FOR THIS PRESS RELEASE AND OTHERS VISIT WWW.MNF-IRAQ.COM.