Mark Swanner

Mark Swanner is a CIA interrogator. He worked at the Abu Ghraib prison in 2003. A prisoner named Manadel al-Jamadi died during one of his interrogations while his wrists were tied behind his back.

Media reports interpreted this to mean he was tied up in strappado style but guards told CIA investigators that Jamadi was given enough slack to kneel or stand.

Swanner claims that he did not harm al-Jamadi and that the death was accidental and unexpected. He has not been charged with a crime.