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US
soldier pleads guilty to murdering Afghans
Thursday March 24, 2011 08:32:58 AM,
DPA
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Washington:
A US soldier pleaded guilty Wednesday to three counts of murdering
Afghan civilians at a hearing in a military courtroom in the state
of Washington, local media reported.
Specialist Jeremy N. Morlock also pleaded guilty to conspiracy and
to drug charges. He pleaded not guilty to hitting another soldier
and taking and possessing photos of dead Afghans in a court-martial
at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, a Fox local news channel reported
online.
Morlock's court-martial is the first of 12 to get underway in
connection to the 2010 killings. Five soldiers are facing murder
charges, while another seven are charged with attempting to cover-up
the crimes. The victims were also allegedly mutilated and
photographed.
The judge presiding over the case must still decide whether to
accept Morlock's plea deal. Morlock could receive between 24 years
to life in prison.
The German magazine Der Spiegel published photos this week of the
soldiers and the dead victims. Morlock was shown with another
charged soldier, Private First-Class Andrew Holmes, holding up the
head of one of the dead victims.
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