Re: British murderers in Iraq acquitted

On 3 Nov 2005 11:02:31 -0800, "Faris Jawad"
<ana_faris_bila_jawad@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>British murderers in Iraq acquitted
>11/3/2005 2:00:00 PM GMT
>
>The judge at a court-martial on Thursday dismissed murder charges
>against seven soldiers, from the 3rd Battalion, the Parachute Regiment,
>who're accused of murdering Iraqi teenager; claiming there's
>insufficient evidence to secure a conviction, The Associated Press
>reported Thursday.
>
>The seven Britons, identified as Cpl. Scott Evans, 32, Pvt. Billy
>Nerney, 24, Pvt. Samuel May, 25, Pvt. Morne Vosloo, 26, and former
>privates Daniel Harding, 25, Roberto Di-Gregorio, 24 and Scott Jackson,
>26, had been accused of murdering Nadhem Abdullah on May 11, 2003, in
>Al U'Zayra in southern Iraq.
>
>"After discarding the evidence that is too inherently weak or vague for
>any sensible person to rely on it, prosecution evidence taken at its
>highest is such that a reasonable jury or court martial board properly
>directed could never reach the high standard of proof required to be
>sure of the guilt of any defendant," Judge Advocate General Jeff
>Blackett said.
>
>"In those circumstances it is my duty to remove the case from the board
>now and direct that they return verdicts of not guilty to the charge of
>murder against all seven defendants."
>
>Abdullah was an "innocent" Iraqi teenager who died after being brutally
>beaten with rifle butts, helmets, fists and feet in a May 2003 attack
>in Al Ferkah, 60 miles north of Basra, Martin Heslop, the prosecuting
>attorney, said.
>
>According to Mr Heslop, the attack took place three weeks after "formal
>hostilities" had ceased. The seven soldiers attacked passing white
>Toyota carrying Mr Abdullah and another man.
>
>The car turned into the village and drew to a stop and was then boxed
>in by the soldiers.
>
>"The deceased and the driver were dragged out of the taxi," Mr Heslop
>said.
>
>"They were made to lie down on the ground and were hit by the soldiers
>who used their feet, fists, helmets and rifles. The men did little but
>lie there."
>
>The British army was concerned the case would raise questions once
>again about the behaviour of the occupying forces in Iraq after last
>year's Abu Ghraib prison scandal, Reuters said.
>
>No British soldiers have been charged in the prisoners abuse that took
>place in the notorious Iraqi jail outside Baghdad.
>
>http://www.islamonline.com/cgi-bin/news_service/middle_east_full_story.asp?service_id=9971

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