Blackwater Guards’ Civilian Death Charges Dismissed
Posted by ac on January 2nd, 2010
“According to court documents, on Sept. 16, 2007, at least six members of a convoy opened fire with automatic weapons and grenade launchers on unarmed civilians near Nisur Square in Baghdad after a car bomb exploded. None of the victims were insurgents and many were shot while inside their cars as they attempted to flee the scene, the indictment said.
One victim was shot in the chest while standing in the street with his hands up, the government alleged.”
“Because the men gave the statements under threat of job loss, they were by law immune from prosecution for what they said.”
