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High-Value Detainee Interrogation Group

U.S. government unit for interrogating important terrorism suspects

Summary

U.S. government unit for interrogating important terrorism suspects

FieldValue
unit_nameHigh-Value Detainee Interrogation Group
imageHigh-Value Detainee Interrogation Group.png
captionSeal of the High-Value Detainee Interrogation Group
datesAugust 2009 – present
( years)
countryUnited States
agencyFederal Bureau of Investigation
Central Intelligence Agency
Department of Defense
command_structureNational Security Branch (administrative)
abbreviationHIG
current_commanderLawrence Buckley{{Cite webdate=2021-02-19title=Lawrence Buckley ('07) appointed Director of the High-Value Detainee Interrogation Groupurl=https://www.iwp.edu/students-alumni/2021/02/19/lawrence-buckley-07-appointed-director-of-the-high-value-detainee-interrogation-group/
access-date2022-08-16website=The Institute of World Politicsarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227011838/https://www.iwp.edu/students-alumni/2021/02/19/lawrence-buckley-07-appointed-director-of-the-high-value-detainee-interrogation-group/archive-date=February 27, 2021language=en-US}}
notable_commandersEli Miranda{{Cite webtitle=Eli S. Miranda Named Special Agent in Charge of the Honolulu Field Office
urlhttps://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/eli-s-miranda-named-special-agent-in-charge-of-the-honolulu-field-officeaccess-date=2019-09-12website=FBI.govarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113234607/https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/eli-s-miranda-named-special-agent-in-charge-of-the-honolulu-field-officearchive-date=January 13, 2023language=en-US}}
George Piro<ref>{{Cite webtitleGeorge Piro Named Special Agent in Charge of the Miami Field Officeurl=https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/george-piro-named-special-agent-in-charge-of-the-miami-field-officeaccess-date=2023-01-18website=FBI.govarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429223829/https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/george-piro-named-special-agent-in-charge-of-the-miami-field-officearchive-date=April 29, 2023language=en-US}}
Frazier Thompson<ref>{{Cite webtitleDetainee Interrogation Chief: Waterboarding Doesn't Workurl=https://www.wgbh.org/news/2016/02/12/detainee-interrogation-chief-waterboarding-doesnt-workaccess-date=2021-05-10website=date=February 12, 2016archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429224829/https://www.wgbh.org/news/2016/02/12/detainee-interrogation-chief-waterboarding-doesnt-workarchive-date=April 29, 2023language=en-US}}

( years) Central Intelligence Agency Department of Defense |access-date=2022-08-16 |website=The Institute of World Politics |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227011838/https://www.iwp.edu/students-alumni/2021/02/19/lawrence-buckley-07-appointed-director-of-the-high-value-detainee-interrogation-group/ |archive-date=February 27, 2021 |language=en-US}}

George Piro

Frazier Thompson

The High-Value Detainee Interrogation Group (HIG) is a U.S. three-agency intelligence-gathering entity that brings together intelligence professionals from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and the United States Department of Defense (DoD).

The HIG was created by President Barack Obama in August 2009 with its charter written in April 2010. It was established to question terrorism suspects soon after their arrests, to quickly obtain information about accomplices and terrorism threats.

The group was to be responsible for interrogations overseas. In January 2010, the Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair said that the group would begin interrogating people in the U.S. as well. The HIG claims to use authorized, lawful, non-coercive techniques and conducts research on the effectiveness of interrogation techniques and provides training for their interrogators, other U.S. Intelligence Community and law enforcement partners and allies abroad.

The HIG is administered by the FBI. The Director of the HIG is an FBI representative with two deputies, one from the DoD and the other from the CIA. The HIG is subject to oversight by the National Security Council, the Department of Justice, and by Congress.

The group's creation stopped a bureaucratic war between the CIA and the FBI over who had responsibility for interrogations.

HIG questioned Faisal Shahzad, a Pakistani-American citizen responsible for the 2010 Times Square car bombing attempt, Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, and Benghazi terror suspect Ahmed Abu Khattala.

References

References

  1. (2010-08-28). "History and Evolution".
  2. "George Piro Named Special Agent in Charge of the Miami Field Office".
  3. (February 12, 2016). "Detainee Interrogation Chief: Waterboarding Doesn't Work".
  4. "High-Value Detainee Interrogation Group".
  5. "National Security Branch Brochure".
  6. Kornblut, Anne E.. (August 24, 2009). "Obama Approves New Team to Question Key Terror Suspects". The Washington Post.
  7. Kimberly Dozier. (June 3, 2010). "WH adviser: Interrogation team questions Shahzad". Associated Press.
  8. (January 21, 2010). "Intelligence Chief says FBI was Too Hasty in Handling of Attempted Bombing". The Washington Post.
  9. (27 October 2015). "Symposium Facilitates Exchange of Research on Lawful Interrogations: Event Sponsored by Government's High-Value Detainee Interrogation Group". [[FBI]].
  10. Barnes, Ed. (May 12, 2010). "Elite High Value Interrogation Unit Is Taking Its First Painful Steps". [[Fox News]].
  11. McKelvey, Tara. (24 April 2013). "Boston bombings: How to interrogate a suspected terrorist". BBC.
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