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Iraq killings: US Army recommends death
AUS Army investigator has recommended that four soldiers accused of murder in a raid in Iraq should face the death penalty if convicted, according to a report obtained by AP.
Lt Col James P Daniel Jr concluded that the slayings were premeditated and warranted the death sentence based on evidence he heard at an August hearing. The case will now be forwarded to Army officials, who will decide whether Danielââ¬â¢s recommendation should be followed. The soldiers, all from the Fort Campbell, Ky.-based 101st Airborne Divisionââ¬â¢s 187th Infantry Regiment, are accused of killing three Iraqi men taken from a house May 9 on a marshy island outside Samarra, about 60 miles north of Baghdad.
Staff Sgt Raymond L Girouard, Spc William B Hunsaker, Pfc Corey R. Clagett and Spc Juston R. Graber have claimed they were ordered to ââ¬Åkill all military age malesââ¬Â during the raid on the island. According to statements from some of the soldiers, they were told the target was an Al Qaida training camp.
Hunsaker told investigators that he and Clagett were attacked by the three men, who were being handcuffed, and shot them in selfdefence. AP
AUS Army investigator has recommended that four soldiers accused of murder in a raid in Iraq should face the death penalty if convicted, according to a report obtained by AP.
Lt Col James P Daniel Jr concluded that the slayings were premeditated and warranted the death sentence based on evidence he heard at an August hearing. The case will now be forwarded to Army officials, who will decide whether Danielââ¬â¢s recommendation should be followed. The soldiers, all from the Fort Campbell, Ky.-based 101st Airborne Divisionââ¬â¢s 187th Infantry Regiment, are accused of killing three Iraqi men taken from a house May 9 on a marshy island outside Samarra, about 60 miles north of Baghdad.
Staff Sgt Raymond L Girouard, Spc William B Hunsaker, Pfc Corey R. Clagett and Spc Juston R. Graber have claimed they were ordered to ââ¬Åkill all military age malesââ¬Â during the raid on the island. According to statements from some of the soldiers, they were told the target was an Al Qaida training camp.
Hunsaker told investigators that he and Clagett were attacked by the three men, who were being handcuffed, and shot them in selfdefence. AP
