US
soldier sent to jail for murdering Afghans
Friday March 25, 2011 08:40:24 AM,
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US
soldier pleads guilty to murdering Afghans
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.
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Washington:
A US soldier was sentenced to 24 years in prison by a military
court after pleading guilty to three counts of murdering Afghan
civilians, local media reported Thursday.
Specialist Jeremy Morlock also pleaded guilty to conspiracy and
drug charges.
The sentencing in a military courtroom at Fort Lewis in the state
of Washington followed Morlock's guilty pleas during a hearing
Wednesday.
Morlock was the first of 12 troops to face a court martial in
connection to the 2010 killings. Four other 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 accepted a plea agreement, which
spared Morlock a possible sentence of life in prison. As part of
the deal, Morlock must cooperate in the pending cases.
In court Wednesday, he apologized to the Afghan people and the
families of the victims, and said that his actions not only broke
the law but violated the US Army's fundamental principles.
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 slain victims.
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