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US soldier jailed for Iraq deaths | |
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A US soldier has been jailed for 18 years after pleading guilty to murdering three Iraqi detainees. | |
Pte Corey Clagett, 21, who is the third soldier to plead guilty in connection with the case, made the plea in a deal with military prosecutors. | Pte Corey Clagett, 21, who is the third soldier to plead guilty in connection with the case, made the plea in a deal with military prosecutors. |
The deaths happened near Tikrit in northern Iraq on 9 May 2006. | |
A fourth soldier from the 101st Airborne Division, squad leader Staff Sgt Raymond Girouard, is due to face court-martial in the coming months. | |
Under the deal, Clagett admitted charges of murder, attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder and conspiracy to obstruct justice. | |
Earlier this month another member of the group, Specialist William Hunsaker, was jailed for 18 years after pleading guilty to murder. | Earlier this month another member of the group, Specialist William Hunsaker, was jailed for 18 years after pleading guilty to murder. |
Another soldier has admitted aggravated assault with a dangerous weapon. | Another soldier has admitted aggravated assault with a dangerous weapon. |
The men initially told prosecutors that they shot the detainees because they were trying to escape. | The men initially told prosecutors that they shot the detainees because they were trying to escape. |
But during his trial, Hunsaker testified that Sgt Girouard gave an order to kill them. | But during his trial, Hunsaker testified that Sgt Girouard gave an order to kill them. |
"He told us to cut the zip ties, tell them to run and shoot them. I went out and did just that," he told the court. | "He told us to cut the zip ties, tell them to run and shoot them. I went out and did just that," he told the court. |