Heather Cerveny
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| Heather Cerveny | |
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 Sergeant Heather Cerveny |
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| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/branch | United States Marine Corps |
| Rank | Sergeant |
Sergeant Heather Cerveny is a member of the United States Marine Corps, and a paralegal. Cerveny who submitted an affidavit describing boasts of abusive treatment meted out to detainees held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.[1][2] Her claims were rejected by a military investigator and she was later accused of making a false statement.[3]
Press reports state Cerveny is 23 years old, was only assigned to assist in the defense of Guantanamo detainees in September, and that the incident she reported occurred on her very first visit to the base.
The Department of Defense's Inspector General announced that another inquiry would be launched into detainee treatment, based on Cerveny's affidavit.[4]
Previous inquiries, like the Schmidt report concluded that abuse at the camps was degrading, but did not rise to the level of "inhumane".[5]
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[edit] Gag order
Muneer Ahmad, the civilian lawyer for Omar Khadr, reported that Cerveny, and her boss, Colby Vokey, Khadr's military lawyer, had been ordered not to speak to the media pending Marine chief defense counsel Col. Carol Joyce's review of Cerveny's claims.[6]
The report quotes a statement released by the Marines explaining that Col. Joyce:
- ... had directed him[Vokey] not to communicate with the media "pending her review of the facts. This is necessary to ensure all actions of counsel are in compliance with regulations establishing professional standards for military attorneys."[6]
[edit] Basset report
Colonel Richard Basset was the officer assigned to investigate the allegations in Cerveny's affidavit.[7] He returned from his investigation on November 15, 2006.[8]
The Associated Press quoted one of Basset's superiors, who said Basset: "...interviewed guards and some detainees during a visit to the naval base in southeast Cuba. He also traveled around the U.S. to speak with guards who had left Guantanamo,"[9][7]
The report was submitted by Basset on December 10, 2006.[10] and the results made public in February, 2008. [11] The report recommended no disciplinary action against the five Marines whom Cerveny accused in her affidavit as there was no evidence to support Cerveny's claims. Based upon his findings through the investigation, Colonel Basset then accused Cerveny of filing false reports.[12]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Marine says morale miserable at Guantanamo Bay prison, San Jose Mercury, October 13, 2006
- ^ Cerveny's affidavit (.pdf), October 4, 2006
- ^ Military: No Gitmo Guard Abuse Evident, U.S. Military Investigation Reports No Evidence Guards Beat Guantanamo Detainees - CBS News
- ^ Pentagon orders probe into Marine's report of Guantanamo detainee abuse, The Jurist, October 13, 2006
- ^ Alleged Guantanamo Abuse Did Not Rise to Level of 'Inhumane', Department of Defense, July 13, 2005
- ^ a b 2 Ordered Not to Discuss Gitmo Claims, Washington Post, October 14, 2006
- ^ a b Col. Submits Guantanamo Investigation: U.S. Army colonel completes, turns in report on Guantanamo abuse investigation, CBS News, December 10, 2006
- ^ U.S. Army colonel investigating abuse allegations returns from Guantanamo, North Carolina Times, November 16, 2006
- ^ Col. Submits Guantanamo Investigation, The Guardian, December 10, 2006
- ^ Michael Melia. "Col. Submits Guantanamo Investigation", Washington Post, December 10, 2006. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
- ^ "Investigator into alleged Guantanamo abuse accuses Marine of false complaint", International Herald Tribune, February 2, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
- ^ Michael Melia. "Military: No Gitmo Guard Abuse Evident: U.S. military investigation reports no evidence guards beat Guantanamo detainees", CBS News, February 7, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-10-31.
