Poland's military Prosecutor General demanded on Tuesday 12-year sentences for seven Polish soldiers who shot civilians in Afghanistan in 2007.
The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldiers fired a heavy machine gun and a 60 mm mortar at the village of Nangar Khel in the Paktika province, killing six civilians, including a pregnant woman and three children. Three other women were left badly injured.
The troops say their commander ordered them to attack the village after their patrol was attacked by militants. If found guilty, the soldiers face between five and 12 years in prison for violating international law. The prosecution is demanding 12 year sentences for the accused commanders and from eight to ten years for the soldiers.
WARSAW, May 24 (RIA Novosti)
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