Two Marines face court-martial for allegedly assaulting Iraqi prisoner
By Associated Press, 4/13/2004 23:55
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) Two Marines face a court-martial on charges including assault and dereliction of duty in the death of an Iraqi prisoner in their custody, a Camp Pendleton spokeswoman said Tuesday.
Maj. Clark A. Paulus is to be arraigned on four charges and Sgt. Gary Pittman faces six charges in the death of a 52-year-old Iraqi man who was allegedly mistreated at a Marine detention facility in southern Iraq last year, said 1st Lt. Amy Malugani, a public affairs officer.
Maj. Gen. William Bowdon, the commanding general at Camp Pendleton, dismissed the most serious charge, negligent homicide, against Paulus and Lance Cpl. Christian Hernandez.
Bowdon decided on the courts-martial Friday after receiving recommendations in March from an investigating officer, Malugani said. She did not know if an arraignment had yet been scheduled.
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