Jack Farr
Jack Farr | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1946 |
| Occupation(s) | Retired Army officer, military intelligence expert |
| Known for | Oversaw interrogation activities at Guantanamo Bay; charged with security breaches |
Colonel Jack Farr is a retired Army officer with expertise in military intelligence, who was assigned to Camp Delta at the U.S. naval facility located in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. According to USA Today, Farr oversaw all interrogation activities at Guantanamo. The Washington Times reported that authorities hoped that bringing charges against Farr could uncover details about security violations involving him or other personnel.
Farr became the fourth military member accused of breaching security protocols at the Guantanamo detention center, following Captain James Yee and Arabic translators Ahmed F. Mehalba. In contrast to Yee, who endured several months in solitary confinement, Farr was not subjected to imprisonment.
He was charged with improperly transporting classified documents without adequate security measures around October 11 and providing false statements to investigators. Since he was not considered a flight risk, Farr was neither detained nor suspended, unlike Yee and Ahmad, who were placed in solitary confinement.
In 2009, the Senate Armed Services Committee released a report entitled Inquiry Into the Treatment of Detainees in U.S. Custody, which included an email correspondence between Farr and Major James Rogers. The exchange detailed the application of sleep deprivation techniques during interrogations by relocating detainees every thirty minutes to cause confusion.
External links
- Colonel Faces Gitmo Charges, CBS News, November 3, 2003