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  Detainee Treatment Act of 2005. All intelligence interrogations, debriefings,
  or tactical questioning to gain intelligence from captured or detained
  personnel shall be conducted in accordance with applicable law and policy.
  M-16. Any inhumane treatment—including abusive practices, torture, or
  cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment as defined in US law,
  including the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005—is prohibited and all
  instances of such treatment will be reported immediately in accordance with
  paragraph 5-69 thru 5-72. Beyond being impermissible, these unlawful and
  unauthorized forms of treatment are unproductive because they may yield
  unreliable results, damage subsequent collection efforts, and result in
  extremely negative consequences at national and international levels. Review
  by the servicing SJA is required prior to using separation. Each interrogation
  plan must include specific safeguards to be followed: limits on duration,
  interval between applications, and termination criteria. Medical personnel
  will be available to respond in the event a medical emergency occurs.
  FM 2-22.3 REQUIREMENTS
  M-17. Separation must be employed in accordance with the standards in this
  manual. These standards include the following:
  • Prohibitions against abusive and unlawful actions (see para 5-75) and
  against the employment of military working dogs in the conduct of
  interrogation (see paras 5-59 and 8-2).
  • Requirement for non-DOD agencies to observe the same standards for
  the conduct of interrogation operations and treatment of detainees
  when in DOD facilities (see para 5-55).
  • Prohibition on guards conducting intelligence interrogations or taking
  any actions to set the conditions for interrogations. Humane treatment,
  evacuation, custody and control (reception, processing, administration,
  internment, and safety) of detainees; force protection; and the
  operation of the internment facility are discussed in paragraphs 5-57
  through 5-66. (FM 3-19 .40 and JP 3-63 also thoroughly discuss
  detainee operations.)
  • Assignment of ISNs to all detainees in DOD control, whether or not
  interrogation has commenced, as soon as possible; normally within 14
  days of capture. (See AR 190-8 and Secretary of Defense Memorandum
  dated 20 September 2005, "(S//NF) Policy on Assigning Detainee
  Internment Serial Numbers (ISN)(U)."
  • Access to detainees by the ICRC.
  REPORTING OF ABUSES AND SUSPECTED ABUSES
  M-18. As an interrogation technique, separation is particularly sensitive due
  to the possibility that it could be perceived as an impermissible act.
  Interrogators applying the separation technique and the chain of command
  supervising must be acutely sensitive to the application of the technique to
  ensure that the line between permissible or lawful actions and impermissible
  or unlawful actions is distinct and maintained. Therefore, HUMINT
  collectors should have heightened awareness and understanding of the risks,