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2 Central Intelligence Agency Office of General Counsel Washington, DX To: Organization: Plume: Far: Date: 06/22A4 Patrick Philbln Department of Justice L From: John A. Rizzo Organization: Office of en ral Counsel Number of Pages (Including Cover) 4 Comments: ACLU-RDI 4575 p.2 DOJ OLC

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4 Er"4,&-4:4:3.1.& Department of Justice Office of Legal Cousel oeim eft N-Re>4..,...etAeatoyemeoll John RI= Ac General-Com-al Central IWE-oo= Agency Wash:imp/1, ac -2osos Dear Ntr, Pais lefter itr rezponse to your inquiry a ow area today but what to nonessaty to e4rewial themime of torture, a5 sat.fmoil in 18 U,S et &eq. The rdernews ofa, the crime a tortum (I) the tortole moun-,ed outside the United Stiteg; ( the &and= ȧettel uhder the co!or o f (3) the victim was within ihe dolmicartes oustridy or physical control; (4) the defendant,pecifitally intended to taut aevere mental or physleal pain or tatiteeinc. and (3) the ad iasillioted s evejse mental or ph stoa t pain or sareriag, See is "id, C23,40, With-rmeot twax,,ilental pain or twaring.prolongeti mental ha nn mad be. estebbbecl. v.ionged mews! ktrm mut result from one of the Nhswing am& intentional inflindon tin -tatened litflioiwn sevare ṗhysical pin or sefering; Arintioistation or application of or thrvateued administnuion. or application of mind-altering drags or other pmeedurea designed to profoundly disrupt the se rum or personnlb,'t, threat of imminent death; or tiveatening to subject -ivothar lwrson to inirninent c.;etttli, sevaraphyeitat pain or S13.ffattlf or the athninitntion or epplication of alio& &luring $14bgenoov or otherprotodunts to din:mg protemully the te.11:%+.1 or pasonality. See II? 1340(4. Moros vm lo establish that an individual hes ACIrd With to =4"\MC;ifiO itftitt to intlia mental seven pain r o sufferha z. an individual must ne t with apecif lo i ntent, i.e., wit h reas the exp purpoae, tf oausingproi ongedsnental harm in order for the tuo of aby thrptvilleare am to- constittm tenure, Spenifto intent can bo negated by a slimving...rf pod failth Thus; egg it divida4 umitetook ta.ky of the predicate ants for severarnootel.pin or suffering, boi did so in ehe good faith holiesthatthore acts would notthe primer prolonged meritd helm,. he would not }lave acted with the specific intent necessary establs-h torture, If for example, effoirs were made to determine what long4ean irnpaci, if auy, specific conduct would hve wid it Iwszta karoed thet the condua would not rteult in ptolonge-d montalbern ā, any gotiori5 tmdertacm xelyizz on that advioe would have. be undemktia in good fait_ Due rattyenet. to rneettiti SMACtatif might include such actions in sztrytrvingprofesional literature, consulting with experts, or evidence gained from put i2%xpi.4'shoc, 1 00 ACLU-RDI 4575 p.4 DOJ OLC

5 As you know, our office is in the course of finalizing a more detailed memorandum opinion analyzing section We look forward to working with you as we finish_ that project. Please contact me or Jennifer Koester if you have any further questions. S' cerely. J Yoo puty Assistant Attorney General SKRET 0000 :3 ACLU-RDI 4575 p.5 DOJ OLC