3 Iraqis Are Here To Testify About Haditha Killings

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San Diego Union-Tribune
May 6, 2008 By Union-Tribune
CAMP PENDLETON – Three Iraqis are at Camp Pendleton this week to testify about the killing of 24 people in Haditha, Iraq, by Marines in 2005, a lawyer said yesterday.
Two doctors and a nurse from Haditha are giving depositions, said attorney Brian Rooney. He represents Lt. Col. Jeffrey Chessani, who is accused of not properly investigating the killings.
Prosecutors said members of a Camp Pendleton-based platoon went after the Iraqis, including at least 15 civilians, as revenge for a roadside bomb that killed a Marine and injured two others. The events occurred Nov. 19, 2005.
Defense attorneys have said the Marines couldn't avoid killing civilians during bona fide combat with insurgents.
Rooney said the two doctors are expected to testify about a Haditha town council meeting, during which Iraqis demanded that Chessani investigate the 24 deaths.
There are three defendants in the Haditha case, including Chessani. First Lt. Andrew A. Grayson also is charged with not fully looking into the killings. The most serious accusations are being made against Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich, who led the platoon that day. Wuterich faces such charges as voluntary manslaughter, aggravated assault, obstruction of justice and dereliction of duty.
 
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