Interrogator Convicted in Death of Iraqi General
Nicholas Riccardi
Los Angeles Times
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Fort Carson, Colorado (US):
A military jury late Saturday convicted an Army interrogator of negligent homicide in the death of an Iraqi general who had been stuffed face-first into a sleeping bag.
After seven hours of deliberations, the six-officer panel found Chief Warrant Officer Lewis E. Welshofer Jr. guilty of the charge, which carries a maximum sentence of three years in military prison.
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CIA role a mystery at Army court-martial
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Had he been convicted of murder, he could have been given a life sentence. The panel also found Welshofer guilty of dereliction of duty.Welshofer, 43, is the highest-ranking officer tried on murder charges in a case of detainee abuse in the Bush administration's war on terrorism, human rights monitors say.
Jan 22, 2006
Nicholas Riccardi
Los Angeles Times
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Fort Carson, Colorado (US):
A military jury late Saturday convicted an Army interrogator of negligent homicide in the death of an Iraqi general who had been stuffed face-first into a sleeping bag.
After seven hours of deliberations, the six-officer panel found Chief Warrant Officer Lewis E. Welshofer Jr. guilty of the charge, which carries a maximum sentence of three years in military prison.
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See Also:
CIA role a mystery at Army court-martial
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Had he been convicted of murder, he could have been given a life sentence. The panel also found Welshofer guilty of dereliction of duty.Welshofer, 43, is the highest-ranking officer tried on murder charges in a case of detainee abuse in the Bush administration's war on terrorism, human rights monitors say.
Jan 22, 2006
