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| US troops on Iraq murder charges | US troops on Iraq murder charges |
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| The US military in Iraq has charged two of its soldiers with the murder of three Iraqis between April and June in the Iskandariya area, south of Baghdad. | The US military in Iraq has charged two of its soldiers with the murder of three Iraqis between April and June in the Iskandariya area, south of Baghdad. |
| Both of the men are accused of premeditated murder and placing weapons beside the bodies of the dead, who were killed in three separate incidents. | Both of the men are accused of premeditated murder and placing weapons beside the bodies of the dead, who were killed in three separate incidents. |
| Staff Sergeant Michael A Hensley is accused of three murders and Specialist Jorge G Sandoval of one. | Staff Sergeant Michael A Hensley is accused of three murders and Specialist Jorge G Sandoval of one. |
| Charges were brought after fellow soldiers alerted the authorities. | Charges were brought after fellow soldiers alerted the authorities. |
| The soldiers are presumed innocent unless and until they are proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of any alleged offense US statement US inquiries into Iraq deaths | The soldiers are presumed innocent unless and until they are proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of any alleged offense US statement US inquiries into Iraq deaths |
| Both suspects, who are from the Alaskan-based 25th Infantry Division, are now being held in US custody in Kuwait. Spc Sandoval was detained while at home in Texas. | Both suspects, who are from the Alaskan-based 25th Infantry Division, are now being held in US custody in Kuwait. Spc Sandoval was detained while at home in Texas. |
| The military statement announcing the charges says they are "merely an accusation of wrongdoing". | |
| "The soldiers are presumed innocent unless and until they are proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of any alleged offense," it adds. | "The soldiers are presumed innocent unless and until they are proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of any alleged offense," it adds. |
| Pentagon investigators are already conducting a number of investigations into incidents of alleged unlawful killings by US forces in Iraq. | Pentagon investigators are already conducting a number of investigations into incidents of alleged unlawful killings by US forces in Iraq. |
| In the biggest case, six members of one marine battalion are accused of a role in the killing of 24 civilians in the town of Haditha, north-west of Baghdad, in late 2005. | In the biggest case, six members of one marine battalion are accused of a role in the killing of 24 civilians in the town of Haditha, north-west of Baghdad, in late 2005. |