High-Value Detainee Interrogation Group | |
---|---|
Active | August 2009 – present
[1] (14 years) |
Country | United States |
Agency |
Federal Bureau of Investigation Central Intelligence Agency Department of Defense |
Part of | National Security Branch (administrative) |
Abbreviation | HIG |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Lawrence Buckley [2] |
Notable commanders | Eli Miranda
[3] George Piro
[4] |
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). [6] [7] It is administratively housed within the FBI's National Security Branch. [8]
The HIG was created by President Barack Obama in August 2009 with its charter written in April 2010. [9] [10] It was established to question terrorism suspects soon after their arrests, to quickly obtain information about accomplices and terrorism threats. [10]
The group was to be responsible for interrogations overseas. [11] In January 2010, the Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair said that the group would begin interrogating people in the U.S. as well. [11] 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. [7]
The HIG is administered by the FBI. [6] The Director of the HIG is an FBI representative with two deputies, one from the DoD and the other from the CIA. [6] The HIG is subject to oversight by the National Security Council, the Department of Justice, and by Congress. [6] [10]
The group's creation stopped a bureaucratic war between the CIA and the FBI over who had responsibility for interrogations. [9] [12]
HIG questioned Faisal Shahzad, a Pakistani-American citizen responsible for the 2010 Times Square car bombing attempt, [10] Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, [13] and Benghazi terror suspect Ahmed Abu Khattala.
High-Value Detainee Interrogation Group | |
---|---|
Active | August 2009 – present
[1] (14 years) |
Country | United States |
Agency |
Federal Bureau of Investigation Central Intelligence Agency Department of Defense |
Part of | National Security Branch (administrative) |
Abbreviation | HIG |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Lawrence Buckley [2] |
Notable commanders | Eli Miranda
[3] George Piro
[4] |
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). [6] [7] It is administratively housed within the FBI's National Security Branch. [8]
The HIG was created by President Barack Obama in August 2009 with its charter written in April 2010. [9] [10] It was established to question terrorism suspects soon after their arrests, to quickly obtain information about accomplices and terrorism threats. [10]
The group was to be responsible for interrogations overseas. [11] In January 2010, the Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair said that the group would begin interrogating people in the U.S. as well. [11] 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. [7]
The HIG is administered by the FBI. [6] The Director of the HIG is an FBI representative with two deputies, one from the DoD and the other from the CIA. [6] The HIG is subject to oversight by the National Security Council, the Department of Justice, and by Congress. [6] [10]
The group's creation stopped a bureaucratic war between the CIA and the FBI over who had responsibility for interrogations. [9] [12]
HIG questioned Faisal Shahzad, a Pakistani-American citizen responsible for the 2010 Times Square car bombing attempt, [10] Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, [13] and Benghazi terror suspect Ahmed Abu Khattala.