Officer Recommends Death Penalty for Accused Soldiers
An Army officer has recommended the execution of four soldiers, should they be found guilty of murder. The soldiers are accused of improperly shooting three Iraqi detainees during a raid. No U.S. soldier has been executed since 1961.
An Army officer has recommended the execution of four soldiers, should they be found guilty of murder. The soldiers are accused of improperly shooting three Iraqi detainees during a raid. No U.S. soldier has been executed since 1961.
BBC News:
WAIT BEFORE YOU GO...Army Staff Sgt Raymond Girouard, Spc William Hunsaker, Pfc Corey Claggett and Spc Juston Graber have admitted the killings in Tikrit in May.
They said they acted in self-defence, after the detainees tried to escape.
Under military law, the maximum penalty for premeditated murder is a death sentence.
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