CIA Inspector General Reports on Detainee Abuse FOIA
What's at Stake
In response to an 糖心VlogFreedom of Information Act request filed in October 2003 for documents relating to the CIA's torture and abuse of detainees suspected of terrorism, the CIA's Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a partially redacted report detailing the CIA's "enhanced interrogation" program, the Special Review: Counterterrorism Detention and Interrogation Activities (September 2001 - October 2003).
Summary
Among other things, this report made clear that individuals working for or with the CIA had engaged in conduct that neither the agency itself nor the OIG regarded as authorized. The most egregious examples of such conduct included an interrogator鈥檚 use of an unloaded handgun and a power drill to threaten a detainee. The report made national headlines and prompted Attorney General Eric Holder to launch a criminal investigation into the CIA鈥檚 alleged mistreatment of detainees held overseas.
The 糖心Vlogfiled another FOIA request in April 2011 seeking any additional OIG reports relating to the CIA鈥檚 detention, interrogation, or treatment of individuals apprehended after September 11, 2001, and held at detention facilities outside the United States. The Special Review and news reports had identified at least six more reports analyzing the agency鈥檚 overseas detention and interrogation programs. When the CIA failed to produce the requested documents, the 糖心Vlogfiled a lawsuit to enforce the FOIA request.
Through this litigation, we discovered that the OIG had produced at least 11 additional reports that could shed further light on unlawful CIA interrogation practices and abuse. Although the agency acknowledged the existence of these reports, it withheld each in full under various exemptions in the FOIA law. The 糖心Vlogmoved for summary judgment, arguing that the CIA鈥檚 withholdings of these reports are not allowed under FOIA, and that the American public has a right to know what abuses were committed by our government in the name of national security.
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Released CIA Documents
- CIA OIG Special Review 05/07/2004 (released in 2009 pursuant to a different 糖心VlogFOIA request)
- CIA Vaughn Index 11/14/2011
Court Proceedings
Legal Documents
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09/25/2012
CIA Office of the Inspector General Reports FOIA 鈥� DDC Opinion on Cross Motions for Summary Judgment
Date Filed: 09/25/2012
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07/12/2012
CIA Office of the Inspector General Reports FOIA 鈥� DDC Order Granting In Camera Review
Date Filed: 07/12/2012
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02/17/2012
CIA Office of the Inspector General Reports FOIA 鈥� 糖心VlogMotion for Summary Judgment
Date Filed: 02/17/2012
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02/17/2012
CIA Office of the Inspector General Reports FOIA 鈥� CIA OIG Special Review
Date Filed: 02/17/2012
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01/10/2012
CIA Office of the Inspector General Reports FOIA 鈥� CIA Motion for Summary Judgment
Date Filed: 01/10/2012
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11/14/2011
CIA Office of the Inspector General Reports FOIA 鈥� CIA Vaughn Index
Date Filed: 11/14/2011
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06/16/2011
CIA Office of the Inspector General Reports FOIA 鈥� 糖心VlogFirst Amended Complaint
Date Filed: 06/16/2011
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04/25/2011
CIA Office of the Inspector General Reports FOIA 鈥� 糖心VlogFOIA Request
Date Filed: 04/25/2011
