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Yahoo! My Yahoo! Mail Yahoo! Search Search: Sign InNew User? Sign Up News Home - Help Navigation Primary Navigation Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Top Stories Most Popular Secondary Navigation Africa Europe Latin America Middle East North America Search Search: US sergeant pleads not guilty to murder in Iraq AFP - Tuesday, April 14 VILSECK, Germany (AFP) - - US Master Sergeant John E. Hatley pleaded not guilty Monday to murder charges that included what a prosecutor has termed the "execution-style" shootings of prisoners in Iraq. ADVERTISEMENT Hatley, 40, is accused of five counts of premeditated murder, one count of conspiracy to commit premeditated murder and one count of obstruction of justice, according to an army charge sheet. He stands accused of killings in two separate events. Hatley's lawyer entered the plea before a court martial judge at the Rose Barracks Courthouse, near the southern German town of Vilseck. The sergeant currently serves with the 172nd Infantry Brigade in Germany. He is the most senior of three US non-commissioned officers to be tried for killing four detainees who prosecutors and co-defendents have said were bound, blindfolded and shot in the head. Hatley is also accused of the separate killing of a prisoner on or about January 3, 2007. The four murders were allegedly committed in March or April 2007 in or near southwest Baghdad. An exact date and location have not been determined in that case, and the bodies, which witnesses said were dumped into a canal, have never been found. Two other soldiers -- Sergeant Michael Leahy, a medic, and Sergeant First Class Joseph P. Mayo -- have been convicted and sentenced to life and 35 years in prison, respectively, with the possibility of parole. Army Captain John Riesenberg, the prosecutor at Mayo's trial, said the prisoners had been shot in the back of the head "execution style." But Hatley's lawyer David Court told AFP last week: "The government has no evidence, they just have witness testimony." The start of the trial on Monday was taken up with the selection of panel members, from senior sergeants to commissioned officers up to the rank of colonel. Four of an initial 12-member all-male panel were dismissed following challenges from the defence team. Hatley himself gave only a few brief responses to military judge Colonel Jeffrey Nance's questions. According to testimony from Mayo's trial, at which he pleaded guilty, all three sergeants shot the detainees with nine-millimetre pistols. Mayo, 27, told the court he had wondered if it was "the right thing" to do but nonetheless fired because "I just wanted to take care of my soldiers." The prisoners had been seized with assault rifles and a duffel bag full of ammunition and two sniper rifles were found nearby, Mayo testified. The US unit, part of the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, then part of the 2nd Brigade of the 1st Infantry Division in Iraq, was still coming to terms with a fatal sniper attack on another sergeant a few weeks earlier. Mayo testified that Hatley, who led the patrol, had not forced either himself or Leahy to fire. They were stationed at a highly exposed combat outpost in West Rashid, one of the most violent Baghdad neighbourhoods at the time. Rules of engagement often meant setting prisoners free however, which had bred "frustration and fear", according to a witness at Mayo's trial. Email Story IM Story Printable View Blog This Recommend this article 0 users recommend Sign in to recommend this article » Most Recommended Stories » Related Articles: World Shells fired at Somali airport, US official unhurtAP - 1 hour 16 minutes ago Sudan's Bashir hails Obama's overture to Islamic worldReuters - 1 hour 29 minutes ago Fifth day of protests against Georgia's presidentAFP - 1 hour 31 minutes ago Wall Street falls ahead of earnings reportsAP - 1 hour 42 minutes ago Spain: Basque group in missile attack plot on kingAP - 1 hour 44 minutes ago Enlarge Photo A US soldier frisks a man north of Baghdad on April 12, 2009. US Master Sergeant John E. Hatley pleaded not guilty Monday to murder charges that included what a prosecutor has termed the "execution-style" shootings of prisoners in Iraq. Most Popular – World Viewed Mummies found in ancient Egypt burial chamber Harry Potter actor arrested over cannabis find Swedish church unveils Lego Jesus statue for Easter US govt tells GM to prepare for bankruptcy filing Soldiers get a taste of Afghanistan in US training View Complete List » Search: Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Top Stories Most Popular Copyright © 2009 Yahoo! Southeast Asia Pte Ltd. (Co. Reg. No. 199700735D). All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - Community - Intellectual Property Rights Policy - Help

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