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June 17th, 2007 - Family Wants GIs Executed

News article by IraqSlogger

Summary of the Mahmudiya Massacre

Family Wants GIs Executed

 

By Amer Mohsen

IraqSlogger

June 17, 2007 9:57 PM ET

 

Al-‘Arabiya reported that the relatives of 'Abeer al-Janabi, who was raped by US soldiers and killed - along with three family members - have refused to accept a financial compensation that was offered to them by the US Army. Al-‘Arabiya spoke to the mayor of the village in which the uncles of the 16-year-old victim reside.

 

According to the mayor, the paternal and maternal uncles of al-Janabi have rejected a $100,000 payment that was presented to them by an American officer. The relatives told the US officer that “their main compensation” would be “to witness the execution of the accused soldiers” - on television, “in the same fashion as Saddam Husain’s execution,” the mayor added.

 

The mayor also told al-'Arabiya that the relatives of al-Janabi insist on not repairing or rebuilding the family house, in which the crime occurred, “so that the home remains a testament to the criminality and savagery of the American forces.”

 

Four US soldiers are currently under trial for the rape and murder of al-Janabi and her family members in 2006. […]

 

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