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The War Profiteers - War Crimes,
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November 30th,
2008 - Hearing Set for Soldier in Detainee Deaths Case |
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Hearing Set
for Soldier in Detainee Deaths Case By Jennifer H. Svan Stars and Stripes November 30, 2008 A pretrial hearing for a
soldier accused in the deaths of four Iraqi detainees is set for 9 a.m.
Wednesday at the Rose Barracks Courthouse in Vilseck, Germany, according to
the 7th U.S. Army Joint Multinational Training Command. Sgt. 1st Class Joseph P. Mayo,
27, is charged with one specification each of premeditated murder, conspiracy
to commit premeditated murder and obstruction of justice, according to a JMTC
press statement. He is one of three
Germany-based soldiers accused of shooting four unarmed Iraqi detainees near
a canal in southwest Baghdad in March or April 2007. Sgt. Michael P. Leahy
Jr., 26, and 1st Sgt. John E. Hatley, 40, have waived their rights to an
Article 32 hearing, according to JMTC officials. All three were members of
1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment at the time of the incident. The unit
has since reflagged and is now part of the 172nd Infantry Brigade. The soldiers are based at
Grafenwöhr. None is in pretrial confinement, according to JMTC officials. An Article 32 is the U.S.
military’s equivalent of a grand jury hearing, to determine whether the case
should go to trial. The proceeding is open to the public. External link: http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=59137 |