Army Officer Sentenced in Iraqi Drowning

[5stringJeff]

Anyone know more on this story? This is the first I've heard of it. Unfortunate that Army soldiers are doing this sort of thing.

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Army Officer Sentenced in Iraqi Drowning
By ANGELA K. BROWN, Associated Press Writer

FORT HOOD, Texas - An Army platoon leader was sentenced Tuesday to 45 days in a military prison for his role in forcing three Iraqi civilians into the Tigris River.

Army 1st Lt. Jack Saville also must forfeit $2,000 of his military salary each month for six months, military judge Col. Theodore Dixon ruled.

Prosecutors had recommended Saville, who chose a nonjury trial, be discharged from the Army.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=533&e=6&u=/ap/20050316/ap_on_re_us/soldiers_drowning

 

[Annie]

Anyone know more on this story? This is the first I've heard of it. Unfortunate that Army soldiers are doing this sort of thing.

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Army Officer Sentenced in Iraqi Drowning
By ANGELA K. BROWN, Associated Press Writer

FORT HOOD, Texas - An Army platoon leader was sentenced Tuesday to 45 days in a military prison for his role in forcing three Iraqi civilians into the Tigris River.

Army 1st Lt. Jack Saville also must forfeit $2,000 of his military salary each month for six months, military judge Col. Theodore Dixon ruled.

Prosecutors had recommended Saville, who chose a nonjury trial, be discharged from the Army.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=533&e=6&u=/ap/20050316/ap_on_re_us/soldiers_drowning

Hey Jeff, yeah I remember a bit about this, it was a cousin of Mohammed from Iraq the Blog!