Yes, we were ordered to rough up the prisoners. In the case of Shidane Arone, he had been caught about 15 times before. He was a repeat offender. It wasn't the first time he had tried to gain access to the compound. Of course, at that time, as far as what the environment was like, there were increasing hostilities downtown. Things were moving along and there were a lot more hostilities. Things were much more tense at that time. Shidane was a repeat offender, and we were told in our orders group, as we were sat down by our section commanders, to rough up the prisoners and send a message, to throw them back over the wire and make them understand we meant business. Does that give licence to Master Corporal Matchee? Of course not.
On October 27th, 2016. See this statement in context.