“Jurors wept and embraced” a former marine, Jose Luis Nazario Jr, after finding him not guilty guilty of all criminal charges, including voluntary manslaughter, in the killings of unarmed Iraqi detainees.
The case against the marine rested on the accounts of two of his former squad members, who were found in contempt of court for refusing to testify.
Jurist’s Paper Chase has a lot more.
Quote of the day (because of who said it):
But if the rich and well-connected cannot get justice, what chance for anyone else…
The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor is expected to indict Omar Hassan al-Bashir, Sudan’s president, on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
The African Union has warned against such a move, and some aid agencies expect a serious backlash against their staff.
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