Posted on Jan 11, 2019
SEAL Chief Eddie Gallagher will remain in jail prior to court martial in war crimescase
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A decorated Navy SEAL facing a court-martial for allegedly stabbing a teenage ISIS prisoner to death in Iraq and shooting at Iraqi civilians will remain in custody at the brig at Miramar during his trial, a judge ruled today.
Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher — a 19-year Navy veteran –is charged with premeditated murder and aggravated assault. He faces life in prison if convicted at a trial set to begin on Feb. 19.
Gallagher’s defense team asked a judge last week to release the defendant from pretrial confinement, but that request was denied today, according to Navy spokesman Brian O’Rourke.
During an Article 32 hearing in November, Navy prosecutors accused Gallagher of killing an injured ISIS fighter who they estimate was about 15 years old. The fatal stabbing happened in Mosul. Iraq, in May 2017.
Rear Adm. Yancey Lindsey, commander of Navy Region Southwest, reviewed the evidence presented at the Article 32 hearing and determined that Gallagher should face court-martial.
Prosecutors also presented evidence that they said shows Gallagher tried to bribe fellow SEALs not to talk about the incident to NCIS investigators.
Gallagher’s attorney, Phil Stackhouse, said his client should be judged by a military jury of his peers because of the nature of the allegations in a combat zone.
Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher — a 19-year Navy veteran –is charged with premeditated murder and aggravated assault. He faces life in prison if convicted at a trial set to begin on Feb. 19.
Gallagher’s defense team asked a judge last week to release the defendant from pretrial confinement, but that request was denied today, according to Navy spokesman Brian O’Rourke.
During an Article 32 hearing in November, Navy prosecutors accused Gallagher of killing an injured ISIS fighter who they estimate was about 15 years old. The fatal stabbing happened in Mosul. Iraq, in May 2017.
Rear Adm. Yancey Lindsey, commander of Navy Region Southwest, reviewed the evidence presented at the Article 32 hearing and determined that Gallagher should face court-martial.
Prosecutors also presented evidence that they said shows Gallagher tried to bribe fellow SEALs not to talk about the incident to NCIS investigators.
Gallagher’s attorney, Phil Stackhouse, said his client should be judged by a military jury of his peers because of the nature of the allegations in a combat zone.
SEAL Chief Eddie Gallagher will remain in jail prior to court martial in war crimescase
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If he is tried and not exonerated, then it is reasonable saying that he has been found guilty of committing one or more violations of the law of armed conflict. The law of armed conflict is related to treaties that the United States has ratified and signed. According to the supremacy clause of the Constitution, such treaties carry the same weight does the Constitution itself - law of the land.
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