STATEMENT OF MARK CORALLO, DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, ON IRAQ INVESTIGATION:

The following press release was published by the US Department of Justice on May 21, 2004. It is reproduced in full below.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, MAY 21, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV OPA (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 “Yesterday, the Department of Justice received a referral from the Department of Defense regarding a civilian contractor in Iraq, and opened an investigation into the matter. We remain committed to taking all appropriate action within our jurisdiction regarding allegations of mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners. The Department will have no further comment at this time.” 04-355

Source: US Department of Justice