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Executive Order 13491

Executive Order 13491 is an executive order issued on January 22, 2009, by United States President Barack Obama ordering compliance with US domestic law, and its international agreements, in its treatment of captives. The full title of the order is Executive Order 13491 – Ensuring Lawful Interrogations.

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Executive Order 13491
Ensuring Lawful Interrogations Edit this on Wikidata
Seal of the President of the United States
TypeExecutive order
Number13491 Edit this on Wikidata
PresidentBarack Obama Edit this on Wikidata
SignedJanuary 22, 2009 Edit this on Wikidata

Executive Order 13491 is an executive order issued on January 22, 2009, by United States President Barack Obama ordering compliance with US domestic law, and its international agreements, in its treatment of captives.1 The full title of the order is Executive Order 13491 – Ensuring Lawful Interrogations.

As part of this order, Obama rescinded Executive Order 13440.1

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