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Directive No. 1/76 on the Development and Revision of Operational Procedures, which outlined the use of Zersetzung in the Ministry for State Security. The Ministry for State Security (German: Ministerium für Staatssicherheit, MfS), commonly known as the Stasi, was the main security service of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany or GDR), and defined Zersetzung in its 1985 dictionary ...
The manual permits nineteen interrogation techniques, [16] Described in Chapter 8 of the manual as "approach techniques" to help establish a rapport, these are: [17] Direct approach. Pertinent questions are asked directly "as long as the source is answering the questions in a truthful manner".
The Stasi kept files on about 5.6 million people. [9] The Stasi had 90,000 full-time employees who were assisted by 170,000 full-time unofficial collaborators (Inoffizielle Mitarbeiter); together these made up 1 in 63 (nearly 2%) of the entire East German population. Together with these, a much larger number of occasional informers brought up ...
Enhanced interrogation techniques; Executive Order 13491; F. FM 2-22.3 Human Intelligence Collector Operations; Frequent flyer program (Guantanamo) G. Good cop, bad cop;
According to a declassified 1989 report prepared for the Senate intelligence committee, the 1983 manual was developed from notes of a CIA interrogation course in Honduras. [11] Both manuals deal exclusively with interrogation. [12] [13] Both manuals have an entire chapter devoted to "coercive techniques". These manuals recommend arresting ...
The Stasi added a new prison building (using prisoner labour) in the late 1950s. The new building included 200 prison cells and interrogation rooms. After the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961, the prison was primarily used to house those who wished or attempted to leave East Germany, although political prisoners were also held there.
Covert interrogation can refer to several interrogation techniques. [1] An example is the covert questioning of a subject in a neutral public place where people innocuously gather, with the intention of the unsuspecting subject not comprehending that the interrogation is occurring. The covert interrogator may present themselves toward an ...
For instance, a soldier would be subjected to slight discomforts before being subjected to more torturous techniques. The Guardian has reported that according to a former British special forces officer, the acts committed by U.S. Army soldiers who committed torture and prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib resembled the techniques used in RTI training. [2]