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09-05-2009, 11:03 PM
Corps: No new charges against Hadithah O-5
The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday Sep 1, 2009 7:25:33 EDT
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — The Marines won’t reinstate charges against the highest-ranking officer accused of a crime in Iraq.
Spokesman Lt. Col. Roger Galbraith said Lt. Col. Jeffrey Chessani learned Friday that he will instead face a hearing to determine if he should be demoted and forced to retire.
Chessani was charged with failing to investigate the 2005 killings of 24 men, women and children in Hadithah, Iraq. The 43-year-old from Rangely, Colo., has already applied for retirement.
A Camp Pendleton judge dismissed charges last year, saying a general overseeing the case had improper contact with an investigator, but an appeals court said charges could be reinstated.
Charges also have been dismissed against five other Marines. Another was acquitted and one has a pending court-martial.
The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday Sep 1, 2009 7:25:33 EDT
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — The Marines won’t reinstate charges against the highest-ranking officer accused of a crime in Iraq.
Spokesman Lt. Col. Roger Galbraith said Lt. Col. Jeffrey Chessani learned Friday that he will instead face a hearing to determine if he should be demoted and forced to retire.
Chessani was charged with failing to investigate the 2005 killings of 24 men, women and children in Hadithah, Iraq. The 43-year-old from Rangely, Colo., has already applied for retirement.
A Camp Pendleton judge dismissed charges last year, saying a general overseeing the case had improper contact with an investigator, but an appeals court said charges could be reinstated.
Charges also have been dismissed against five other Marines. Another was acquitted and one has a pending court-martial.