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February 27th,
2008 - Translation Effort Delays Trial of Haditha Suspect |
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Translation Effort Delays Trial
of Haditha Suspect By Rick Rogers San Diego Union-Tribune February 27, 2008 Camp Pendleton - The trial
for the central figure in the killings of 24 Iraqi civilians in late 2005 has
been postponed until at least the second week of March. Court officials said
more time is needed to translate the testimony of several witnesses from
Arabic to English. Originally, Staff Sgt. Frank
Wuterich's court-martial was scheduled to start March 3 at Camp Pendleton. He
is charged with voluntary manslaughter and other counts. Prosecutors say he
led a squad of Camp Pendleton Marines in killing the civilians. The incident – which took
place Nov. 19, 2005, in Haditha, Iraq – started after a roadside bomb hit
Wuterich's convoy, killing a Marine and injuring two others. Prosecutors have said the
Marines went on a rampage, while defendants have said the civilian deaths
were unavoidable during their combat with insurgents. Recently, lawyers traveled
to Iraq to take videotaped statements from people who claim to have witnessed
the incident. External link: http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/military/20080227-0916-1bo27translation.html |