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Decorated Navy Veteran Pleads Not Guilty to Charges of War Crimes

Amon Katungulu by Amon Katungulu
January 5, 2019 at 6:09 am
in Global Watch, News
Decorated Navy Veteran Pleads Not Guilty to Charges of War Crimes

This 2018 photo provided by Andrea Gallagher shows her husband, Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher. Gallagher is facing charges of premeditated murder and other offenses in connection with the fatal stabbing of a teenage Islamic State prisoner under his care in Iraq in 2017 and the shooting of unarmed Iraqi civilians. His attorney says he will plead not guilty to all the charges at a Naval hearing Friday

Edward Gallagher, a decorated Navy veteran, has pleaded not guilty to multiple charges of war crimes while serving in Iraq.

Gallagher entered his plea at an arraignment Friday at Naval Base San Diego.

Military prosecutors say Gallagher, a Navy SEAL, was on his eighth tour of duty, serving in Mosul, Iraq, in 2017 when he snapped.

They accuse Gallagher of indiscriminately shooting at Iraqi civilians and stabbing to death a captured Islamic State teenage fighter while a U.S. medic was working to save his life.

Took pictures of corpse

After killing the Islamic State fighter, prosecutors allege, Gallagher took photos of himself with the corpse.

Gallagher is accused of shooting an elderly man carrying a water jug in Mosul in June 2017 and a girl walking in the same area a month later.

Investigators say some SEALs were so concerned about Gallagher’s actions that they tampered with his rifle to make it less accurate.

Presented Bronze Star twice

During his previous tours of duty, Gallagher was awarded the Bronze Star twice. If convicted, the 19-year Navy veteran faces life in prison.

The military court Friday scheduled Gallagher’s trial to begin on Feb. 19. Authorities say a decision will be made next week on whetherGallagher can be released from prison ahead of his trial.

An attorney for Gallagher has said his client is being falsely accused by disgruntled SEALs who wanted to get rid of a demanding platoon leader.

Tags: crimes against humanitydecorated Navy veteranEdward Gallagherus invasionWar Crimes

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