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August 2nd,
2008 - Two US Soldiers Charged with Murdering Iraqi Prisoner |
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Two US
Soldiers Charged with Murdering Iraqi Prisoner By Agence France Presse August 2, 2008 Baghdad - Two American
soldiers in Iraq have been charged with murdering an Iraqi prisoner, the US
military said on Saturday. First Lieutenant Michael
Behenna and Staff Sergeant Hal Warner were each charged with multiple
offences following the death of Ali Mansur Mohammed, the US military said. "Behenna has been
charged with pre-meditated murder, assault, making a false official statement
and obstruction of justice," it said. The charge sheet said
Behenna was accused of using a pistol to shoot Mohammed "at or near
Forward Operating Base Summerall, Iraq." Warner was charged with
"pre-meditated murder, accessory after the fact, assault, making a false
official statement and obstruction of justice," the statement said. It said Mohammed was
"initially believed to have been released by coalition forces on or
about May 16." Both accused are from D
Company, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry based near the oil refinery town of
Bayji in central Salaheddin province. A pretrial investigation for
Warner has been set for August 15 near Tikrit and a date for a similar
pretrial inquiry for Behenna has not yet been decided on, the US military
said. Copyright © 2008 AFP. External link: http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hiiD9TONC-15VFqkNWjtTg4RWv4A |