User:George Swan/Sandbox/Heather Cerveny

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Sergeant Heather Cerveny a United States Marine, and a paralegal, who she submitted an affidavit that concluded that "I understood that striking of detainees [held in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps] "was a common practice".

Press reports state Cerveny, who was 23 years old in 2006, was 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.

Muneer Ahmad, the civilian lawyer for Omar Khadr, reported that Cerveny and her superior, Colby Vokey, Khadr's military lawyer, had been ordered not to comment on conditions at Guantanamo. This order was confirmed on behalf of Colonel Carol Joyce, the Marines' chief defense counsel, who according to the Washington Post "had directed him [Ahmad] 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'."

Colonel Richard Basset, the officer assigned to investigate the allegations in Cerveny's affidavit, He returned from his investigation on November 15, 2006. He submitted his report on December 10, 2006. The report was not immediately made public.

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,"

A thirteen page summary of the inquiry was made public in February 2007. It was heavily redacted.