Court Upholds Dismissal Of Charges In Haditha Case
Posted: 03/18/2009
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A military appeals court has upheld the dismissal of war crime charges against a Marine accused of failing to investigate the killings of 24 Iraqis in 2005.The ruling on Tuesday agreed with a Camp Pendleton military judge's decision to dismiss charges against Lt. Col. Jeffrey Chessani.In June 2008, the judge found that a four-star general overseeing the case was improperly influenced by an investigator probing the killings in Haditha.The Marine Corps can appeal the ruling to a higher military court or to the U.S. Supreme Court.A spokesman for the Marine Corps Forces Central Command said no decision had been made.
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