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07-02-2004, 05:32 PM
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Four U.S. soldiers face criminal charges
From Barbara Starr
CNN Washington Bureau
Friday, July 2, 2004 Posted: 3:07 PM EDT (1907 GMT)
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. Army has filed criminal charges against four soldiers who are accused of forcing two Iraqis to jump from a bridge over the Tigris River.
The charges stem from a January 3 incident in which an Iraqi detainee drowned and another was assaulted in the city of Samarra.
The circumstances of the incident have not yet been made fully public.
The four soldiers are assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division at Fort Carson, Colorado.
In a statement released Friday, the Army said First Lt. Jack M. Saville and Sgt. 1st Class Tracy E. Perkins were formally charged on June 7 with manslaughter, assault, conspiracy, false statements and obstruction of justice.
Sgt. Reggie Martinez and Spec. Terry Bowman were charged June 28. Martinez is charged with manslaughter, and Bowman is charged with assault. Both are also charged with making a false official statement.
An Article 32 preliminary hearing is expected this month to decide if the case will proceed to trial.
http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/02/soldiers.charged/
U.S., British troops charged in abuse of Iraqis
Last Updated Fri, 02 Jul 2004 14:37:47
DENVER - Four American soldiers have been charged in the abuse of Iraqi prisoners, the U.S. military said Friday, while a British private is facing charges in the wounding of an Iraqi teenager.
INDEPTH: Iraq
The U.S. army said three soldiers were charged with manslaughter and other offences after an Iraqi man was forced to jump off a bridge and drowned near Baghdad in January.
The fourth soldier was accused of ordering another man to jump. That man survived.
The army described the victims as detainees. It says the incident happened in the city of Samarra on Jan. 4.
Unlawful wounding
In the British case, Pte. Alexander Johnson of the King's Own Scottish Borderers was charged with unlawful wounding.
Johnson is accused of shooting and wounding a 13-year-old Iraqi boy on Sept. 15. There were no other details about the incident.
The four Americans are all from Fort Carson's 3rd Brigade Combat Team. All 4,500 soldiers in that brigade had returned to Fort Carson by April after a tour of about one year in Iraq.
Military officials say two of the soldiers, 1st Lt. Jack M. Saville and Sgt. 1st Class Tracy E. Perkins, were charged with manslaughter, assault, conspiracy and obstruction of justice.
Sgt. Reggie Martinez faces a charge of manslaughter and Spec. Terry Bowman was charged with assault.
The army says Saville and Perkins were charged on June 7 and the other two were charged Monday.
At least two other soldiers from Fort Carson are being investigated in the death of Iraqi Maj.-Gen. Abed Hamed Mowhoush, who was smothered while in custody last fall.
http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2004/07/02/world/charges_040702
Four U.S. soldiers face criminal charges
From Barbara Starr
CNN Washington Bureau
Friday, July 2, 2004 Posted: 3:07 PM EDT (1907 GMT)
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. Army has filed criminal charges against four soldiers who are accused of forcing two Iraqis to jump from a bridge over the Tigris River.
The charges stem from a January 3 incident in which an Iraqi detainee drowned and another was assaulted in the city of Samarra.
The circumstances of the incident have not yet been made fully public.
The four soldiers are assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division at Fort Carson, Colorado.
In a statement released Friday, the Army said First Lt. Jack M. Saville and Sgt. 1st Class Tracy E. Perkins were formally charged on June 7 with manslaughter, assault, conspiracy, false statements and obstruction of justice.
Sgt. Reggie Martinez and Spec. Terry Bowman were charged June 28. Martinez is charged with manslaughter, and Bowman is charged with assault. Both are also charged with making a false official statement.
An Article 32 preliminary hearing is expected this month to decide if the case will proceed to trial.
http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/02/soldiers.charged/
U.S., British troops charged in abuse of Iraqis
Last Updated Fri, 02 Jul 2004 14:37:47
DENVER - Four American soldiers have been charged in the abuse of Iraqi prisoners, the U.S. military said Friday, while a British private is facing charges in the wounding of an Iraqi teenager.
INDEPTH: Iraq
The U.S. army said three soldiers were charged with manslaughter and other offences after an Iraqi man was forced to jump off a bridge and drowned near Baghdad in January.
The fourth soldier was accused of ordering another man to jump. That man survived.
The army described the victims as detainees. It says the incident happened in the city of Samarra on Jan. 4.
Unlawful wounding
In the British case, Pte. Alexander Johnson of the King's Own Scottish Borderers was charged with unlawful wounding.
Johnson is accused of shooting and wounding a 13-year-old Iraqi boy on Sept. 15. There were no other details about the incident.
The four Americans are all from Fort Carson's 3rd Brigade Combat Team. All 4,500 soldiers in that brigade had returned to Fort Carson by April after a tour of about one year in Iraq.
Military officials say two of the soldiers, 1st Lt. Jack M. Saville and Sgt. 1st Class Tracy E. Perkins, were charged with manslaughter, assault, conspiracy and obstruction of justice.
Sgt. Reggie Martinez faces a charge of manslaughter and Spec. Terry Bowman was charged with assault.
The army says Saville and Perkins were charged on June 7 and the other two were charged Monday.
At least two other soldiers from Fort Carson are being investigated in the death of Iraqi Maj.-Gen. Abed Hamed Mowhoush, who was smothered while in custody last fall.
http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2004/07/02/world/charges_040702