Keep Us Strong WikiLeaks logo

Currently released so far... 97115 / 251,287

Articles

Browse latest releases

Browse by creation date

Browse by origin

A B C D F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

Browse by tag

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
ETRD EAGR ETTC EAID ECON EFIN ECIN EINV ELAB EAIR ENRG EPET EWWT ECPS EIND EMIN ELTN EC ETMIN EUC EZ ET ELECTIONS ENVR EU EUN EG EINT ER ECONOMICS ES EMS ENIV EEB EN ECE ECOSOC EK ENVIRONMENT EFIS EI EWT ENGRD ECPSN EXIM EIAD ERIN ECPC EDEV ENGY ECTRD EPA ESTH ECCT EINVECON ENGR ERTD EUR EAP EWWC ELTD EL EXIMOPIC EXTERNAL ETRDEC ESCAP ECO EGAD ELNT ECONOMIC ENV ETRN EIAR EUMEM ENRGPARMOTRASENVKGHGPGOVECONTSPLEAID EREL ECOM ECONETRDEAGRJA ETCC ETRG ECONOMY EMED ETR ENERG EITC EFINOECD EURM EENG ERA EXPORT ENRD ECONEINVETRDEFINELABETRDKTDBPGOVOPIC EGEN EBRD EVIN ETRAD ECOWAS EFTA ECONETRDBESPAR EGOVSY EPIN EID ECONENRG EDRC ESENV ETT EB ENER ELTNSNAR ECHEVARRIA ETRC EPIT EDUC ESA EFI ENRGY ESCI EE EAIDXMXAXBXFFR EETC ECIP EIAID EIVN EBEXP ESTN EING EGOV ETRA EPETEIND ELAN ETRDGK EAIDRW ETRDEINVECINPGOVCS EPEC ENVI ELN EAG EPCS EPRT EPTED ETRB EUM EAIDS EFIC EFINECONEAIDUNGAGM EAIDAR ESF EIDN ELAM EDU EV EAIDAF ECN EDA EXBS EINTECPS ENRGTRGYETRDBEXPBTIOSZ EPREL EAC EINVEFIN ETA EAGER EINDIR ECA ECLAC ELAP EITI EUCOM ECONEFINETRDPGOVEAGRPTERKTFNKCRMEAID EARG ELDIN EINVKSCA ENNP EFINECONCS EFINTS ECCP ETC EAIRASECCASCID EINN ETRP EAIDNI EFQ ECOQKPKO EGPHUM EBUD ECONEINVEFINPGOVIZ ENERGY ELB EINDETRD EMI ECONEFIN EIB EURN ETRDEINVTINTCS EIN EFIM ETIO ELAINE EMN EATO EWTR EIPR EINVETC ETTD ETDR EIQ ECONCS EPPD ENRGIZ EISL ESPINOSA ELEC EAIG ESLCO EUREM ENTG ERD EINVECONSENVCSJA EEPET EUNCH ECINECONCS ETRO ETRDECONWTOCS ECUN EFND EPECO EAIRECONRP ERGR ETRDPGOV ECPN ENRGMO EPWR EET EAIS EAGRE EDUARDO EAGRRP EAIDPHUMPRELUG EICN ECONQH EVN EGHG ELBR EINF EAIDHO EENV ETEX ERNG ED
KMDR KPAO KPKO KJUS KCRM KGHG KFRD KWMN KDEM KTFN KHIV KGIC KIDE KSCA KNNP KHUM KIPR KSUM KISL KIRF KCOR KRCM KPAL KWBG KN KS KOMC KSEP KFLU KPWR KTIA KSEO KMPI KHLS KICC KSTH KMCA KVPR KPRM KE KU KZ KFLO KSAF KTIP KTEX KBCT KOCI KOLY KOR KAWC KACT KUNR KTDB KSTC KLIG KSKN KNN KCFE KCIP KGHA KHDP KPOW KUNC KDRL KV KPREL KCRS KPOL KRVC KRIM KGIT KWIR KT KIRC KOMO KRFD KUWAIT KG KFIN KSCI KTFIN KFTN KGOV KPRV KSAC KGIV KCRIM KPIR KSOC KBIO KW KGLB KMWN KPO KFSC KSEAO KSTCPL KSI KPRP KREC KFPC KUNH KCSA KMRS KNDP KR KICCPUR KPPAO KCSY KTBT KCIS KNEP KFRDCVISCMGTCASCKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG KNNB KGCC KINR KPOP KMFO KENV KNAR KVIR KDRG KDMR KFCE KNAO KDEN KGCN KICA KIMMITT KMCC KLFU KMSG KSEC KUM KCUL KMNP KSMT KCOM KOMCSG KSPR KPMI KRAD KIND KCRP KAUST KWAWC KTER KCHG KRDP KPAS KITA KTSC KPAOPREL KWGB KIRP KJUST KMIG KLAB KTFR KSEI KSTT KAPO KSTS KLSO KWNN KPOA KHSA KNPP KPAONZ KBTS KWWW KY KJRE KPAOKMDRKE KCRCM KSCS KWMNCI KESO KWUN KPLS KIIP KEDEM KPAOY KRIF KGICKS KREF KTRD KFRDSOCIRO KTAO KJU KWMNPHUMPRELKPAOZW KEN KO KNEI KEMR KKIV KEAI KWAC KRCIM KWCI KFIU KWIC KCORR KOMS KNNO KPAI KBWG KTTB KTBD KTIALG KILS KFEM KTDM KESS KNUC KPA KOMCCO KCEM KRCS KWBGSY KNPPIS KNNPMNUC KWN KERG KLTN KALM KCCP KSUMPHUM KREL KGH KLIP KTLA KAWK KWMM KVRP KVRC KAID KSLG KDEMK KX KIF KNPR KCFC KFTFN KTFM KPDD KCERS KMOC KDEMAF KMEPI KEMS KDRM KEPREL KBTR KEDU KNP KIRL KNNR KMPT KISLPINR KTPN KA KJUSTH KPIN KDEV KTDD KAKA KFRP KWNM KTSD KINL KJUSKUNR KWWMN KECF KWBC KPRO KVBL KOM KFRDKIRFCVISCMGTKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG KEDM KFLD KLPM KRGY KNNF KICR KIFR KM KWMNCS KAWS KLAP KPAK KDDG KCGC KID KNSD KMPF KPFO KDP KCMR KRMS KNPT KNNNP KTIAPARM KDTB KNUP KPGOV KNAP KNNC KUK KSRE KREISLER KIVP KQ KTIAEUN KPALAOIS KRM KISLAO KWM KFLOA
PHUM PINR PTER PGOV PREL PREF PL PM PHSA PE PARM PINS PK PUNE PO PALESTINIAN PU PBTS PROP PTBS POL POLI PA PGOVZI POLMIL POLITICAL PARTIES POLM PD POLITICS POLICY PAS PMIL PINT PNAT PV PKO PPOL PERSONS PING PBIO PH PETR PARMS PRES PCON PETERS PRELBR PT PLAB PP PAK PDEM PKPA PSOCI PF PLO PTERM PJUS PSOE PELOSI PROPERTY PGOVPREL PARP PRL PNIR PHUMKPAL PG PREZ PGIC PBOV PAO PKK PROV PHSAK PHUMPREL PROTECTION PGOVBL PSI PRELPK PGOVENRG PUM PRELKPKO PATTY PSOC PRIVATIZATION PRELSP PGOVEAIDUKNOSWGMHUCANLLHFRSPITNZ PMIG PREC PAIGH PROG PSHA PARK PETER POG PHUS PPREL PS PTERPREL PRELPGOV POV PKPO PGOVECON POUS PGOVPRELPHUMPREFSMIGELABEAIDKCRMKWMN PWBG PMAR PREM PAR PNR PRELPGOVEAIDECONEINVBEXPSCULOIIPBTIO PARMIR PGOVGM PHUH PARTM PN PRE PTE PY POLUN PPEL PDOV PGOVSOCI PIRF PGOVPM PBST PRELEVU PGOR PBTSRU PRM PRELKPAOIZ PGVO PERL PGOC PAGR PMIN PHUMR PVIP PPD PGV PRAM PINL PKPAL PTERE PGOF PINO PHAS PODC PRHUM PHUMA PREO PPA PEPFAR PGO PRGOV PAC PRESL PORG PKFK PEPR PRELP PREFA PNG PGOVPHUMKPAO PRELECON PINOCHET PFOR PGOVLO PHUMBA PRELC PREK PHUME PHJM POLINT PGOVPZ PGOVKCRM PGOVE PHALANAGE PARTY PECON PEACE PROCESS PLN PRELSW PAHO PEDRO PRELA PASS PPAO PGPV PNUM PCUL PGGV PSA PGOVSMIGKCRMKWMNPHUMCVISKFRDCA PGIV PRFE POGOV PEL PBT PAMQ PINF PSEPC POSTS PHUMPGOV PVOV PHSAPREL PROLIFERATION PENA PRELTBIOBA PIN PRELL PGOVPTER PHAM PHYTRP PTEL PTERPGOV PHARM PROTESTS PRELAF PKBL PRELKPAO PKNP PARMP PHUML PFOV PERM PUOS PRELGOV PHUMPTER PARAGRAPH PERURENA PBTSEWWT PCI PETROL PINSO PINSCE PQL PEREZ PBS

Browse by classification

Community resources

courage is contagious

Viewing cable 07BERLIN92, GERMAN PROSECUTOR FOLLOWS UP: KURNAZ CASE

If you are new to these pages, please read an introduction on the structure of a cable as well as how to discuss them with others. See also the FAQs

Understanding cables
Every cable message consists of three parts:
  • The top box shows each cables unique reference number, when and by whom it originally was sent, and what its initial classification was.
  • The middle box contains the header information that is associated with the cable. It includes information about the receiver(s) as well as a general subject.
  • The bottom box presents the body of the cable. The opening can contain a more specific subject, references to other cables (browse by origin to find them) or additional comment. This is followed by the main contents of the cable: a summary, a collection of specific topics and a comment section.
To understand the justification used for the classification of each cable, please use this WikiSource article as reference.

Discussing cables
If you find meaningful or important information in a cable, please link directly to its unique reference number. Linking to a specific paragraph in the body of a cable is also possible by copying the appropriate link (to be found at theparagraph symbol). Please mark messages for social networking services like Twitter with the hash tags #cablegate and a hash containing the reference ID e.g. #07BERLIN92.
Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07BERLIN92 2007-01-17 07:00 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Berlin
VZCZCXRO9591
OO RUEHAG RUEHDF RUEHLZ
DE RUEHRL #0092/01 0170700
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 170700Z JAN 07
FM AMEMBASSY BERLIN
TO RHMFISS/CDRUSAREUR HEIDELBERG GE IMMEDIATE
RHMFIUU/COMSOCEUR VAIHINGEN GE IMMEDIATE
RUEAWJC/DEPT OF JUSTICE WASHDC IMMEDIATE
RHMCSUU/FBI WASHINGTON DC IMMEDIATE
RHMFIUU/HQ USAFE RAMSTEIN AB GE IMMEDIATE
RHMFIUU/HQ USCENTCOM MACDILL AFB FL IMMEDIATE
RUEKJCS/HQ USEUCOM LO WASHINGTON DC IMMEDIATE
RHMFISS/HQ USEUCOM VAIHINGEN GE IMMEDIATE
RUEKJCS/JOINT STAFF WASHDC IMMEDIATE
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC IMMEDIATE
RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 6686
RUEHRL/USDAO BERLIN GE IMMEDIATE
INFO RUCNFRG/FRG COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE
RUEHBUL/AMEMBASSY KABUL IMMEDIATE 0433
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 BERLIN 000092 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
SENSITIVE 
 
STATE FOR L - ADEEKS AND JDOROSIN 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KLIG KJUS MARR MOPS GM
SUBJECT: GERMAN PROSECUTOR FOLLOWS UP: KURNAZ CASE 
ASSISTANCE REQUEST 
 
REF: BERLIN 61 AND PREVIOUS 
 
1. (U) This Cable contains an Action Request.  Please see 
para 4. 
 
2. (SBU) Further to reftel, the State Prosecutor's Office in 
Tuebingen has written the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate, 
Stuttgart Law Center, asking for further information in 
connection with events Murat Kurnaz -- a Turkish citizen 
resident in Germany and returned here in August 2006 from 
Guantanamo -- alleges to have happened to him in a U.S.-run 
prison facility in Kandahar.  On January 11, Chief Public 
Prosecutor in the office of the State Prosecutor in Tuebingen 
Michael Pfohl followed up his earlier email and phone 
requests with a written request to the Office of the Staff 
Judge Advocate, Stuttgart Law Center, 21st Theater Support 
Command. 
 
3. (SBU) Begin Text of Informal USAREUR/Embassy translation. 
 
Tuebingen, 11 January 2007 
 
Dear Mrs. Harville-Hummel, 
 
As per our telephone conversation, I kindly request your 
assistance in a pending investigation case number 11 Js 
26900/06 against two soldiers assigned to the special forces 
(Kommando Spezialkraefte) stationed in Calw.  The following 
facts are essentially the basis of this investigation: 
 
Mr. Murat Kurnaz, Turkish national, born in 1982, raised in 
Bremen, was apprehended in 2002 in Pakistan and turned over 
to the U.S. Forces in Afghanistan.  He was determined to be 
an "enemy combatant" and transported to Guantanamo in the 
year 2002.  He was released in 2006 and returned to Germany 
on 24 August 2006. 
 
In the magazine "Stern", dated 05 October 2006, for the first 
time Mr. Kurnaz alleged that he had been mistreated by German 
soldiers in the beginning of the year 2002 while confined in 
a U.S. prisoner camp in Kandahar, Afghanistan.  During a 
later legal hearing with the public prosecutor, he made his 
allegation concrete and described that he was called out of 
his "compound" by two U.S. soldiers and that his hands were 
bound behind his back.  After that he was confronted by two 
German soldiers at a hidden part of the camp.  He alleges 
that while he was lying on the ground he was pulled up by his 
hair and his head was hit to the ground.  Furthermore, one of 
the two German soldiers kicked him in the side. 
 
In order to clarify the facts further, I kindly request the 
following information from the U.S. authorities: 
 
- Was it possible in the year 2002 to drive with a (small) 
truck into the prison camp in Kandahar and did they do so? 
 
- How were the feces (Note: from the camp End Note.) disposed 
off?  Did so called "sh-t burning" (that's what the German 
soldiers called it) take place or were the entire contents of 
the toilets disposed off by a latrine truck which would pass 
by the gate at the clay wall regularly and which would be 
parked at the edge of, but still within, the camp? (Reference 
is made to the attached photograph, especially the position 
marked with an asterisk) (Note: photo emailed to L/PM and 
EUR/AGS. End Note.) 
 
- Who would be able to make further statements, if possible 
based on their own observations, as to the above 
circumstances and who would be available to testify as a 
witness? 
 
The allegations raised by Mr. Kurnaz are subject of an 
Investigation Committee of the German Bundestag.  Mr. Kurnaz 
will testify to the Committee on 17 January 2007.  The 
situation has drawn great media attention throughout Germany. 
 Therefore, a quick response to the above questions would be 
 
BERLIN 00000092  002 OF 002 
 
 
greatly appreciated. 
 
Thank you for you assistance. 
Sincerely, 
Dr. Pfohl 
Senior Public Prosecutor 
 
End Text of Informal USAREUR/Embassy translation. 
 
4. (SBU) Post requests guidance in how to respond to the 
Prosecutor's questions. 
 
5. (U) This Cable was coordinated with USAREUR LNO. 
TIMKEN JR