Justice - US soldier in military court for killing 28-year-old man
Following the fatal attack on a man at a funfair in Wittlich, a US soldier must stand trial before a military court at Spangdahlem Air Base from May 28, 2024. The US soldier will be charged under US law with non-premeditated murder, grievous bodily harm with a dangerous weapon and obstruction of justice, Spangdahlem Air Base in the Eifel region announced on Monday.
A 28-year-old man was killed in the attack on August 19. He died of a stab wound. The attack caused horror in the region. Two US military personnel were subsequently arrested. The public prosecutor's office in Trier handed the case over to the US prosecution authorities in accordance with the NATO troop statute.
The German side had previously reported that there had been a fight at the funfair during which the two soldiers had allegedly attacked the victim with a knife. The reason for the fight was initially unclear.
The accused now has to answer for his actions in a court martial: this is the strictest trial provided for a member of the military, the air base announced. After a hearing before a military judge in mid-November, the charges were referred to the court martial.
If convicted, the US soldier would face a life sentence. In addition, he would then be dishonorably discharged from the military, it was said. However, he is considered innocent until he is convicted.
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- The military court in Germany, specifically at Spangdahlem Air Base in Rhineland-Palatinate, is where the US soldier will be tried for his alleged involvement in the bodily injury and murder of a 28-year-old man from Wittlich.
- The homicide and grievous bodily harm charges against the US soldier in the military court are a result of the August 19 attack at a funfair in Wittlich, during which the victim was fatally stabbed.
- The US military court trial follows the transfer of the case from the public prosecutor's office in Trier to the US prosecution authorities, in accordance with the NATO troop statute after the incident at the funfair.
- If found guilty by the military court, the US soldier faces a severe punishment in the form of a life sentence and dishonorable discharge from the military, demonstrating the severity of criminality within military ranks.
- Recently, a clan member was also convicted in a German court for his crime, highlighting that justice is a universal right and violation of it leads to punishment, regardless of nationality or military rank.
Source: www.stern.de
