Daniel King (cryptanalyst)
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Chief Petty Officer
Daniel M. King was a United States Navy
cryptanalyst.
He is notable for first falling under suspicion of spying on the United States
in 1999;
then for confessing following a long and grueling interrogation that he says drove him to consider suicide;
then for recanting his confession.
Michael Gelles
, who was then the Naval Criminal Investigative Service
's chief forensic psychologist has been criticized for the role he played in King's interrogation.
King, who had served in the Navy for 20 years, first fell under suspicion when the report on a routine polygraph classed its results as "inconclusive".
King was held for 520 days.
On March 9, 2001 Commander
James P. Winthrop, the investigating officer, recommended dropping all charges against King.
Winthrop described his recommendation as an "extraordinary step":
The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence held a hearing to review King's case.
In his testimony before the committee Jonathan Turley
, one of King's lawyers, said that Navy investigators had seriously violated procedure for holding him for 29 days, and conducting extensive interrogation, before leveling a "preferred charge
".
In his testimony Turley explained that a "preferred charge" in the military justice system was not the equivalent of a formal charge in the civilian justice system—those were the charges leveled following an article 32 hearing
.
Turley criticized Navy officials for issuing press releases following King's release that unfairly blackened King's name by implying he was a spy who had to be released due to legal technicalities that were not supported by any evidence.
Chief Petty Officer
A chief petty officer is a senior non-commissioned officer in many navies and coast guards.-Canada:"Chief Petty Officer" refers to two ranks in the Canadian Navy...
Daniel M. King was a United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
cryptanalyst.
He is notable for first falling under suspicion of spying on the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in 1999;
then for confessing following a long and grueling interrogation that he says drove him to consider suicide;
then for recanting his confession.
Michael Gelles
Michael Gelles
Michael Gelles is an American forensic psychologist.He is notable for the role he played in uncovering the unauthorized use of abusive techniques during the interrogation of captives held in extrajudicial detention, apprehended during the "war on terror"....
, who was then the Naval Criminal Investigative Service
Naval Criminal Investigative Service
The United States Naval Criminal Investigative Service is the primary security, counter-intelligence, counter-terrorism, and law enforcement agency of the United States Department of the Navy...
's chief forensic psychologist has been criticized for the role he played in King's interrogation.
King, who had served in the Navy for 20 years, first fell under suspicion when the report on a routine polygraph classed its results as "inconclusive".
King was held for 520 days.
On March 9, 2001 Commander
Commander
Commander is a naval rank which is also sometimes used as a military title depending on the individual customs of a given military service. Commander is also used as a rank or title in some organizations outside of the armed forces, particularly in police and law enforcement.-Commander as a naval...
James P. Winthrop, the investigating officer, recommended dropping all charges against King.
Winthrop described his recommendation as an "extraordinary step":
The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence held a hearing to review King's case.
In his testimony before the committee Jonathan Turley
Jonathan Turley
Jonathan Turley is an American lawyer, legal scholar, writer, commentator, and legal analyst in broadcast and print journalism...
, one of King's lawyers, said that Navy investigators had seriously violated procedure for holding him for 29 days, and conducting extensive interrogation, before leveling a "preferred charge
Preferred charge
A preferred charge is an interim step in the United States' military justice system.According to Jonathon Turley, a law professor at George Washington University, testifying before the Senate Intelligence Committee, the US military justice system equivalent of a formal charge is only leveled...
".
In his testimony Turley explained that a "preferred charge" in the military justice system was not the equivalent of a formal charge in the civilian justice system—those were the charges leveled following an article 32 hearing
Article 32 hearing
An Article 32 hearing is a proceeding under the United States Uniform Code of Military Justice, similar to that of a preliminary hearing in civilian law. Its name is derived from UCMJ section VII Article An Article 32 hearing is a proceeding under the United States Uniform Code of Military...
.
Turley criticized Navy officials for issuing press releases following King's release that unfairly blackened King's name by implying he was a spy who had to be released due to legal technicalities that were not supported by any evidence.