Haditha Marine on Trial for Lying

Haditha Marine on Trial for Lying
May 29, 2008
Agence France-Presse

The court martial against a Marine lieutenant on charges of lying following the deaths of 24 civilians in the Iraqi town of Haditha in 2005 opened on May 28, a Marine spokesman told AFP.

1st Lt. Andrew Grayson, 26, is being court martialed for making false statements, obstructing justice, and attempting to fraudulently separate from the Corps, the Marines said.

The court martial is taking place at the vast Marine Corps base at Camp Pendleton, Calif., 80 miles south of Los Angeles.

Grayson is one of eight Marines who were initially charged with crimes in connection with the November 2005 incident, which saw men, women and children shot dead by Marines in the aftermath of a roadside bombing.

Four Marines faced murder charges and four officers, including Grayson, were accused of covering-up and failing to properly investigate the killings.


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