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Capt. Maynulet found guilty (C&P)
ZERODIN
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http://www.cbc.ca/storyview/MSN/world/national/2005/03/31/americansoldier-050331.html
I'm glad he got convicted of the lesser offense rather than the greater one.
WIESBADEN, GERMANY - A military court in Germany convicted a U.S. soldier in the shooting death of a wounded Iraqi last year.
Capt. Rogelio Maynulet, 30, was found guilty of assault with intent to commit voluntary manslaughter, which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.
Prosecutors said Maynulet violated military rules of engagement by shooting a wounded, unarmed man. Maynulet, a Chicago native, maintained the Iraqi was gravely wounded and that he shot him to end his suffering.
Prosecutors had sought a more serious charge of assault with intent to commit murder, which carries a 20-year maximum.
Maynulet's armoured tank division had been on patrol near Kufa on May 21, 2004, when it was alerted to a car believed to be carrying two militants loyal to the radical Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.
The U.S. troops chased and fired upon the vehicle, wounding both men. The killing was filmed by a U.S. drone surveillance aircraft.
I'm glad he got convicted of the lesser offense rather than the greater one.
WIESBADEN, GERMANY - A military court in Germany convicted a U.S. soldier in the shooting death of a wounded Iraqi last year.
Capt. Rogelio Maynulet, 30, was found guilty of assault with intent to commit voluntary manslaughter, which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.
Prosecutors said Maynulet violated military rules of engagement by shooting a wounded, unarmed man. Maynulet, a Chicago native, maintained the Iraqi was gravely wounded and that he shot him to end his suffering.
Prosecutors had sought a more serious charge of assault with intent to commit murder, which carries a 20-year maximum.
Maynulet's armoured tank division had been on patrol near Kufa on May 21, 2004, when it was alerted to a car believed to be carrying two militants loyal to the radical Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.
The U.S. troops chased and fired upon the vehicle, wounding both men. The killing was filmed by a U.S. drone surveillance aircraft.