John S. Pistole
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John S. Pistole is a senior member of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.[1] In October 2004 Pistole was appointed the FBI's Deputy Director, its second in command.
On August 23 2004 Pistole testified before Congress about changes the FBI made in response to the 9/11 Commission.[2]
Pistole and Valerie E. Caproni were the two FBI officials who approved a memo laying out the FBI's policy on the limits to the interrogation of captives taken during the United States' war on terror.[3] The memo was from the FBI's General Counsel, to all offices, explaining that FBI official were not allowed to engage in coercive interrogations; FBI officials were not allowed to sit in on coercive interrogations conducted by third parties; FBI officials were required to immediately report any instances of suspected coercive interrogation up the FBI chain of command.
[edit] References
- ^ John S. Pistole - Deputy Director of the FBI. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved on April 24, 2007.
- ^ Statement Of John S. Pistole Executive Assistant Director Counterterrorism/Counterintelligence Federal Bureau Of Investigation Before The House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security. Federal Bureau of Investigation (August 23, 2004). Retrieved on April 24, 2007.
- ^ Initial Set of Documents Received from DIA/DOS/FBI. American Civil Liberties Union (October 15 2004). Retrieved on April 24, 2007.
| Preceded by Bruce J. Gebhardt | Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation October 2004 – present | Succeeded by Incumbent |
