Monday 27 September 2010

Blackwater Mercenaries in Mistrial

A US federal judge has declared a mistrial in the case of two former Blackwater contractors accused of murdering two unarmed Afghan civilians and wounding a third man in Kabul. WAVY-TV of Norfolk in Virginia where the trial is taking place reported Monday that the jury came up deadlocked after several days of deliberations. A new trial date was set for March 1.
Justin H. Cannon and Christopher Drotleff face life in prison for the shootings on May 5, 2009, when they were in the country to train the Afghan National Army. They were working for North Carolina-based Blackwater Worldwide, which changed its name to Xe (zee) Services.

Cannon, of Corpus Christi, Texas, and Drotleff, of Virginia Beach, face murder, assault and weapons charges.

Neither testified in the trial.
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  1. Tao Dao Man27 September 2010 at 12:25

    Seems to me like they do not want to set a precedent.
    They would rather 'stay the course' or 'turn the page'.

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