The finding came near the end of a two-day hearing that wrapped up just 10 days before Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher is due to stand trial in a case that has drawn the attention of U.S. Courtesy Andrea Gallagher/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. ![]() Navy SEAL Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher, charged with war crimes in Iraq, is shown in this undated photo provided May 24, 2019. His defence team had filed motions seeking either to dismiss the charges altogether or to remove the senior government trial attorney on grounds of alleged misconduct by the prosecutor and agents of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service ( NCIS).U.S. The special operations platoon leader says he was wrongly accused and that fellow SEAL team members testifying against him, several under grants of immunity, are disgruntled subordinates who fabricated allegations to force him from command. The proceedings are being conducted at U.S. If convicted, he could face life in prison. Gallagher has pleaded not guilty to all charges, including obstructing justice in the case, which stems from his latest tour of duty in Mosul, Iraq, in 2017. ![]() Gallagher, 39, a decorated career combat veteran, is charged with murdering a wounded Islamic State fighter in his custody, and with attempted murder in the wounding of two unarmed civilians – a school girl and elderly man – shot from a sniper’s perch.
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