Marines Will Not Be Charged In Afghan Deaths
As it should be…
RALEIGH , N.C. - A Marine Corps general says two officers whose unit was accused of killing up to 19 Afghan civilians in 2007 will not face criminal charges.
The Marines said Friday that Lt. General Samuel Helland made the decision not to bring charges after reviewing the findings of a special tribunal that heard more than three weeks of testimony in January.
The tribunal investigated allegations that as many as 19 Afghan civilians died when a unit of Marines special operations troops opened fire after a car bomb targeted their convoy in March 2007.
It was the first time in more than 50 years the Marines empaneled a Court of Inquiry. It only considered the actions of two officers: company commander Maj. Fred C. Galvin and platoon leader Capt. Vincent J. Noble.
(AP)
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