Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer Edward Gallagher faced an Article 32 hearing in San Diego on Wednesday over allegations he used a knife to execute a wounded ISIS fighter in the Iraqi city of Mosul in 2017
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Charge Sheet For The Navy SEAL Accused Of War Crimes In Mosul
Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer Edward Gallagher faced an Article 32 hearing in San Diego on Wednesday over allegations he used a knife to execute a wounded ISIS fighter in the Iraqi city of Mosul in 2017
Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer Edward Gallagher faced an Article 32 hearing in San Diego on Wednesday over allegations he used a knife to execute a wounded ISIS fighter in the Iraqi city of Mosul in 2017
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Charge III: Violation of the UCM Article 134 ‘Circumstances as to endanger human NE, ont
Speciation | (Firearm, dacharging wilfully, unde, ‘Navy, Naval Special Warfare Group ONT,
hit Specie Wachee Oper Earl R- Gali cu Seloynet 2017, TONEY
Bective dy, did tor near Mosul, Ira, on givers ooesans ring his deploymen’ 700. 0 forees an
ily elcherge»frearm, to wit «firearm at nancies, under cise ed fo
‘human life, and that said conduct was to the prejudi®
of a nature to bring discredit upon the armed forces
Specification 2 (Obstructing Justice): In that Chief Special! Warfare Operator Fe divers oocestons
‘Naval Special Warfare Group ONE, on active duty, did 8t or near Mosul, {raq, to discourage m«¢
Oe ee eee nee ee ae eo gaia cpnduct was te
ar ee a a lena Mi deployment in 2017, or oon er apon the
‘Se0d order and discipline in the armed forces and was of a nature to
ORIGINAL
award R. Gallagher,
deployment in 2017,
his Platoon from
the prejudice of
armed forces.
east, 3 (Obstructing Justice): In that Chict Special Warfare Operator Edward R. Gallagher, eh
re Group ONE, on active duty, did, at or near San Diego, California, on divers \,
Sadeavor to impede an investigation, by attempting 10
tions while in iraq during his deployment in 2017, an
ein the armed forces and was of a nature to
Speci
Naval Special Warfai
from about August 201 7 to about April 2018 wrongful
discourage members of his Platoon from reporting his se
{hat said conduct was to the prejudice of yood order and
bring discredit upon the armed forces
discipt
Naval Special
Specification 5 (Novel): In that Chief Special Warfare Operator Edward R. Gallagher, U.S, Navy,
‘Warfare Group ONE, on active duty, did, at or near Most Iraq, on or about 3 Mir hi aeeeneeanere
an unofficial: with a human and that said COnduct was to the prejudice o ‘Bood order and
‘armed ‘and was of a nature to bring discredit upon the armed forces.
Edward R. Gallagher, U.S. Navy, Naval Special
i On or about 3 May 2017, wrongfully complete
udice of good order —
Specification 6 (Novel): In that Chief Special Warfare Operator
Warfare Group ONE, on active duty, did, at or near Mosul Iraq,
‘Next to @ human ty, and Said conduct was to the prejudice
iseredit upon the armed forces.
liscipline in the armed forces and was of a nature to
fard R. Gallagher, U.S. Navy, Naval Speci:
i Mi r about 3 May 2017, wrongfully operate a
Parner Tores, and Tat sald eondct wast the
Nature to bring discredit upon the armed
ONE, I
casualty, while in theater in the Pres°Rt® of,
‘and discipline in the armed fore** 8nd Was of
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; Violation of the UCM Articte Lia,
Coarse on 1 (Wrongful Use ofa Cone 22 '
Sr cee tn ea
Gallag ing his deployment in 2017, wrongfully tne aed Hydrochloride, a Scheduie lraq, on divers
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AND No oT HERS.ORIGiyAL
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Specification (Premeditated Murs): In that Chief Special Warfre Opera .
Srwranutal becsel wees Grose Ones Se ar ine
May 2017, with premeditation, murder a wounded male prsoy sn
Gallagher by means of stabbing him in the neck and body with a knife
eee ee ee ae a knit.
Charge I: Violation of the UCMSJ Article 128
Specification 2 (Aggravated Assull wih a Dangerous Weapon)
‘Operator Edward R. Gallagher, U.S. Navy, Naval Special Warfare
or near Mosul, rag, on or about July 2017, commit an assault po
with a ly to produce death or
iearm.
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