Murder or mutiny? Arguments begin in Navy SEAL's court martial in San Diego


  • World
  • Tuesday, 18 Jun 2019

U.S. Navy SEAL Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher arrives at court for the start of his court-martial trial at Naval Base San Diego in San Diego, California, U.S., June 18, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake

SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Did decorated U.S. Navy SEAL Chief Ed Gallagher murder a teenage Islamic State fighter or is he being framed by mutinying sailors he commanded and who are testifying against him?

That is the question a seven-sailor jury must decide in Gallagher's court martial, which began on Tuesday at the U.S. Naval Base in San Diego.

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