In a surprise twist during the trial’s first week, a Navy SEAL medic testified that it was he, not Gallagher, who caused the death of the gravely injured Iraqi detainee by blocking his breathing tube in what the witness described as a mercy killing. The closing arguments capped an otherwise bumpy two weeks for Navy prosecutors. A Navy SEAL who testified against Chief Edward Gallagher in a war-crimes trial condemned President Donald Trumps interference in Gallaghers case in an interview with The San Diego Union. There’s a number of witnesses who have conflicting statements. Portier’s Article 32 hearing back in November, his defense attorney, Jeremiah Sullivan, argued that his client shouldn’t be prosecuted given the numerous and contradictory reports of what happened. “We know the death of this individual is a direct result of Chief Gallagher’s stabbing this individual in the neck with his hunting knife,” the prosecutor said. Second Navy SEAL charged with war crimes, goes to court.
Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher has pleaded not guilty to fally stabbing a. Pietrzyk cited a photo that Gallagher sent to a friend in May 2017 showing him posed with the Iraqi detainee’s corpse, with the text message: “I got a cool story for you when I get back. The trial of Navy SEAL accused of war crimes will get underway Tuesday.
The senior prosecutor, Navy Commander Jeffrey Pietrzyk, asserted, however, that Gallagher had implicated himself. “No body, no evidence, no science, no forensics, no case,” Parlatore declared. He also pointed to a lack of physical evidence to bolster the charges. Ex-Navy SEAL and wife Andrea discuss his war crimes trial, forthcoming book, on Hannity.
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