A A DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVV HEADQUARTERS NAVAL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE 17130 TELEGRAPH ROAD QUANTICO VA nun--us: 5720 2015-0053701 5Ul482 29 Mail MLJefl're Ka e. PHD. Dear Mr. Kaye: This responds to your request {or information penaining to the death of Abd Al Rahman Maadha Dhafir Al Hilala Al Umarir Our review of the investigation reveals it contains personal identifiers (such as names) of third parties. the release of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. Accordingly, we must partially deny your request and withhold this information pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) provisions 5 use 552mm, (mare) and All releasable information is provided to you at enclosure (I) As the official responsible for the partial denial of your request, 1 am advising you of your right to appeal this determination. Your appeal must be postmarked within 60 calendar days from the date of this letter and should be addressed to the Secretary of the Navy's designee: Office of the Judge Advocate General. (Code 14), 1322 Patterson Avenue. S.E.. Suite 3000. Washington Navy Yard, DC. 20374-5066. The envelope and letter should bear the mutation Appeal." Please include a copy of your original request with your appeal letter. While processing your request we located information within our documents proprietary to another Command. Those documents have been referred for a classification review and releasahility delennination and return to this office. Upon receipt of the documents we will further correspond with you. Additionally, documents originated by the Aimed Forces Medical Examiner System, 115 Purple Heart Drive. Dover Air Force Base, DE 19902-6051 have been referred for review and direct response to you. 5720 2015-003701 cont'd There are no assessable fees associated with the processing of your request. Sincerely, E. E. WANNAMAKER Lieutenant, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy End: (1) Document Explanation nf FOIA/PA FYAmpH»»o Subsections of Title 5, United States Code, Section 5S2 I) W specifcaly authorized under criteria established by an Executive order to he ifpntc- ♦ • .u • .) related solely to the internal personnel rules and practices of an agency- would deprive a person of a right to a fair trial or an impartial adjudicafion proceedings. (B) unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. (D) could reionably be emeSd m HkH 'o constitute an including a State, local, or foreign agency or authority or any privateSriln ththf'i ® of confidential source, basis, and^ in the case of recoitl or information compiled by a criminal law e^for^lenfSS a confidential investigation, or by an agency conducting a lawful nationafsecurity intetaceT^Sl^S? ^r"' f ® ^ confidential source, (E) would disclose techniques and procedures for law enfor^lSS ® geoo l gcialand geophyscialn i formato i n and data,n i cu l dn i g maps, concernn i g wesl. Subsections of Title IS, United States Code, Section 552a information compiled in reasonable anticipation of a civil action proceeding- promise that hisAer identity would be held in confidence- ftirnished information pursuant to a required by statute to be mamtained and used solely as statistical records- .h. p.™. who itooish.dTi"SLfpr„rra . . . . 002SB/BADLANT/MPMP/MPOT U. S. KAVAZ. CRIHIMAZi IHVBSTIOATIVB SBRVICB REPORT OP INVESTIGATIOM (CLOSED) D E AT H ( I I ) 07AUa08 CONTROL: 30MAY07-MPQT-0015-7HNA/C V/AL UMARI, ABD AL RAHMAN MAADHA DHAFIR AL HILALA/CIV M/W/FNSA/M//11MAR72/SAUDI ARABIA SUPP; DETAINEE BEING HELD AT JTP-GTMO A/AL UMARI, JABBD AL RAHMAN MA'ATH THAPIR// A/AL AMRI, ABDUL RAHMAN MA'ATH THAPIR// COMMAND/JOINT TASK FORCE GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA/31886 MADE AT/MPGT/GUANTANAMO BAY CUBA/Hg^M^gi^B^Mk £S P E C I A L REFERENCE(S) (A) NCISRA Guantcmamo Exhlbita 1-31) (B) NCISRA Gueuitanamo Exhibits 32-43) (C) NCISRA Guantcmamo Exhibits 44-45) (D) NCISRA Guantanamo (E) NCISRA (F) NCISRA Exhibit (G) NCISRA (H) NCISRA Guantanamo Guantanamo 46) Guantcmamo Guantamamo Bay. ROI (INTERIM)/25Jun07...(Contains Bay ROI (INTERIM)/17Aug07...(Contains Bay ROI (INTERIM)/17SEP07...(Contains Bay ROI (INTERIM)/17OCT07 Bay ROI (INTERIM)/21NOV07 Bay ROI (INTERIM)/21DEC07. Bay ROI (INTERIM)/14FBB08 Bay ROI (INTERIM)/30APR08 (I) NCISRA Guantanamo B a y R O I ( I N T E R I M ) / 0 8 J U L 0 8 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 ■ DERIVED FROM! OPOT DECLASSIFY: XI (Contains AGENT 30MAy07-MPaT-0015-7HNA T 7 . S . M AVa i . C S a M m A X . m v S S T I O AT I V B S B R V I C S V/AL UMARI, ABD AL RAHMAN MAADHA DHAFIR AL HILALA/CZV N A R R AT I V E 1. (U) This reactive investigation was initiated to determine the cause and manner o£ death of V/AL UMARI. No criminal s t a t u t e s a p p l y. 2. (U) Subsequent to the submission of Reference (I), on 09JUL08, the NCISHQ DRB reviewed captioned investigation and authorized its closure. This Investigation is closed. D I S T R I B U T I O N NCISHQ: 0023B (M) ACTION: MPMP (M) INFO: ADLANT (M)/COMMANDER JTF GTMO (H)/SJA JTF OTMO (H) 2 0023B/MPMP/MPOT T 7 . 3 . N AVA I i C R I M I N A L I N V B S T I G AT I V S S B RV I C B REPORT OP I N V E S T I G AT I O N D E AT H ( I I ) (ACTION) 10JUL08 C O N T R O L ; 3 0 M AY 0 7 - M P G T- 0 0 1 5 - 7 H N A V/AL UMARI, ABD AL RAHMAN MAADHA DHAPIR AL HILALA/CIV M/W/PNSA/N//11MAR72/SAUDI ARABIA SUPP: D E TA I N E E BEING HELD AT JTF-GTMO A/AL UMARI, JABED AL RAHMAN MA'ATH THAFIR// A/AL AMRI, ABDUL RAHMAN MA'ATH THAFIR// COMMAND/JOINT TASK FORCE GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA/31886 MADE AT/0023/NCISHQ WASHINGTON DC/ rSPECIAL AGENT REFERENCE(S) (A) NCISFO Mayport FL ROI (INTERIM)/02APR08 N A R R AT I V E 1. Reference (A) requested NCISHQ Death Review Board (DRB) authority to close this investigation. On 09Jul08, the investigative file was presented to the NCISHQ DRB. The NCISHQ DRB concurs with closing the investigation. A C T I O N R . M P G T: P l e a s e t r a n s m i t a R O I ( C L O S E D ) t o N C I S H Q a n d s u b m i t t h e c o m p l e t e c a s e fi l e , w i t h t h e R e c o r d s I n f o r m a t i o n M a n a g e m e n t S y s t e m c o v e r s h e e t s i g n e d b y fi e l d s u p e r v i s o r , t o t h i s investigation has a pending Freedom of Information Act request and expeditious hemdling is requested. D I S T R I B U T I O N NCISHQ: 0023B ACTION: MPGT INFO: MPMP DERIVED FROM: DECLASSIFY: O P N AV I N S T S5513-4C XI 3 0 0 2 3B/MPMP/MPGT/ADLANT. U. S. NAVAL CRIMINAL INVESTIGAXIVB SEBVICB REPORT OF INVESTIGATION (INTERIM) D EEAAT T D HH ( I I ) ( I I .) C O N T. R O L ; 08JUL08 (3 0 M AY 0 7 - M P G T- 0 0 1 5 - 7 H N A V/AL OMARI, ABD AL RAHMAN MAADHA DHAFIR AL HILALA/CIV M/W/FNSA/N//11MAR72/SAUDI ARABIA S U P P : D E TA I N E E B E I N G H E L D AT J T F - G T M O A/AL OMARI, JABED AL RAHMAN MA'ATH THAFIR// A/AL AMRI, ABDUL RAHMAN MA'ATH THAFIR// COMMAND/JOINT TASK FORCE GOANTANAMO BAY, CUBA/31886 MADE AT/MPGT/GUANTANAMO BAY CUBAJ^^HBHB^H^ SPECIAL AGENT REFERENCE(S) (A) NCISRA Guantanamo Bay ROI (INTERIM)/25Jun07...(Contains Exhibits 1-31) (B) NCISRA Guantanamo Bay ROI (INTERIM)/17Aug07...(Contains Exhibits 32-43) (C) NCISRA Guantanamo Bay ROI (INTERIM)/17SEP07...(Contains Exhibits 44-45) (D) NCISRA Guantanamo Bay ROI (INTERIM)/170CT07 (E) NCISRA Guantanamo Bay ROI (INTERIM)/21NOV07 (F) NCISRA Guantanamo Bay ROI (INTERIM)/21DEC07...(Contains Exhibit 46) (G) NCISRA Guantanamo Bay ROI (INTERIM)/14FEB08 (H) NCISRA Guantanamo Bay ROI (INTERIM)/30APR08 E X E C U T T V F. fi T l M M a R Y UA a M L B < v B n o f t Ti v c n v i « 0023B/MPMP/ADLflNT U. S. NAVAL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE REPORT OF INVESTIGATION (INTERIM) D E AT H (II) 14FEB08 ICONTROL: 30MAY07-MPGT-0015-7HNA V/AL DMARI, ABD AL RAHMAN MAADHA DHAFIR AL HILALA/CIV M/W/FNSA/N//llMAR72/SAaDI ARABIA S U P P : D E TA I N E E B E I N G H E L D AT J T F - G T M O A/AL XJMARI, JABED AL RAHMAN MA'ATH THAFIR// A / A L A M R I , A B D U L R A H M A N M A ' AT H T H A F I R / / 4 COMMAND/JOINT TASK FORCE GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA/31886 MADE AT/MPGT/GUANTANAMO BAY CUBA/M^H^^^BBV ^SPECIAL • AGENT REFERENCE(S) (A) NCISRA Guantanamo Bay ROI (INTERIM)/25Jun07...(Contains Exhibits 1-31) (B) NCISRA Guantanamo Bay ROI (INTERIM)/17Aug07...(Contains Exhibits 32-43) (C) NCISRA Guantanamo Bay ROI (INTERIM)/17SEP07...(Contains Exhibits 44-45) (D) NCISRA Guantanamo Bay ROI (INTERIM)/17OCT07 (E) NCISRA Guantanamo Bay ROI (INTERIM)/21NOV07 (F) NCISRA Guantanamo Bay ROI (INTERIM)/21DEC07...(Contains Exhibit 46) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY SBCiWMJilHUl URN PA G E 1 O P i w m / 3 41 U . S . N AVA L C R I M I N A L I N V B S T I O AT I V B S B R V I C B SUBJ: V/AL UMARI, ABD AL RAHMAN MAADHA DHAPIR AL HILALA/CIV V/AL N A R R AT I V E 1. (U) This reactive investigation was initiated to determine the cause and manner of death of V/AL UMARI. No determination of a s p e c i fi c s t a t u t e c a n b e m a d e a t t h i s t i m e . 2. (U) Since the submission of Reference (F), the Investigation was reviewed by Reporting Agent and prepared ■' fo r s u b m i s s i o n to th e S E FO D R P. In v e s ti g a ti o n r e m a i n s o p e n pending review of by the SEFO DRP for administrative c l o s u r e . A C T I O N R. MPMP: Reqpiest review of captioned investigation by the SEFO DRP for administrative closure. D I S T R I B U T I O N NCISHQ: 0023B(M) ACTION; MPMP(M) INFO; ADLANT (M)/COMMANDER JTF OTMO (H)/SJA JTF aTMO(H) DERIVED FROM; DECLASSIFY; PA G E 2 O F 2 ' O P N AV I N S T S5513-4C XI WW Ik PORN 0023B/MPMP/ADLANT U. S. N AVA L CRIMINAL I N V E S T I O AT I V E SERVICE R E P O R T O F I N V E S T I G AT I O N ( I N T E R I M ) D E AT H (II) 2 1 D B C 0 7 (CONTROL: 30MAY07-MP.GT-0015-7HNA V/AL UMARI, ABD AL RAHMAN MAADHA DHAPIR AL HILALA/CIV M/W/FNSA/N//11MAR72/SATOI ARABIA SUPP: D E TA I N E E BEING H E L D AT JTF-GTMO A/AL OMARI, JABED AL RAHMAN MA'ATH THAPIR// A/AL AMRI, ABDUL RAHMAN MA'ATH THAPIR// COMMAND/JOINT TASK FORCE GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA/31886 MADE AT/MPGT/GUANTANAHO BAY CUBA/MMaMBBBHiP £S P E C I A L AGENT REFERENCE(S) (A) NCISRA Guantanamo Bay ROI (INTERIM)/25JUn07... (Contains exhibits 1-31) (B) NCISRA Gucmtanamo Bay ROI (INTERIM)/17Aug07... (Contains exhibits 32-43) (C) NCISRA Guantanamo Bay ROI (INTERIM)/17SEP07...(Contains exhibits 44-45) (D) NCISRA Guantanamo Bay ROI (INTERIM)/170CT07 (E) NCISRA Guantanamo Bay ROI (INTERIM)/21N0V07 EXHIBIT(S) (46) lA: RESULTS OP EVIDENCE ANALYSIS BY USACIL/21DEC07..(Copy All) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 . PA G E 1 O F 3 i 15 U. S. NAVAL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE SUB J; V/AL UMARI, ABD AL RAHMAN MAADHA DHAFIR AL HILALA/CIV N A R R AT I V E 1. (U) This reactive investigation was initiated to 'determine the cause and manner of death of V/AL UMARI. No determination of a s p e c i fi c s t a t u t e c a n b e m a d e a t t h i s t i m e . 2. (U) Siibsequent to the submission of Reference (E) , items submitted to the USACIL were analyzed, six items of evidence were submitted to the USACIL for analysis and a brief description of each item is as follows: (1) bed sheet from V/AL UMARI's cell, i2) improvised rope V/AL UMARI was hanging from, (3) broken razor blade fovmd in cell, (4) metal grate the improvised rope was a f fi x e d t o , ( 5 ) d i s p o s a b l e s h a v i n g r a z o r ( c o n t r o l s a m p l e ) a n d ( 6 ) bed sheet (control sample). Analysis of the improvised rope and fabric affixed to the metal grate concluded the improvised rope was attached to the metal grate and that all fabric items discovered in V/AL UMARI's cell could have originated from the PA G E 2 O F w v U. S. NAVAL CRIMINAL INVESTIQATIVB SERVICE SUB J: V/AL UMARI, ABD AL RAHMAN MAADHA DHAFIR AL HILALA/CIV bed sheet Issued to V/AL UMARI or a similar source. 3. (U) Secondly, the USACIL compared the razor blade seized from inside the cell of V/AL UMARI to a sample disposable razor blade provided to the detainees for shaving. Analysis determined the razors were similar in all class characteristics, except length; however, the razor blade seized from V/AL UMARI's cell appeared to have been broken, which would explain the difference in length. Details of the -examination are contained in exhibit (46) . 4. (U) Captioned investigation remains open pending additional review by NCISRA Guantanamo Bay and submission to the SBFO DRP and NCISHQ DRB for closure. PA R T I C I PA N T ( S ) kNCISRA Guantandmo Bay, Cuba Special Agent I DISTRIBUTION Wg/yf 1 NCISHQ:- 0023B(M) V " ^ INFO: MPMP (M)/ADLANT (M)/COMMANDS JTF GTMO (H)/SJA JTF GTMO (H) O P N AV I N S T X S5513-4C I t SBCBg0^^Ot>N 1^ t_ PA G B 3 L A S T ^ H ^ n