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Article 32 Proceedings re: Soldiers Charged in the Drowning Deaths of Iraqi Civilians (Tigris River, Samarra, Iraq January 3, 2004)
June 28, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 1302
This Article 32 Proceeding pertains to charges brought against four (4) soldiers for causing the drowning deaths of two (2) Iraqis in the Tigris River outside Samarra, Iraq on January 3, 2004 by forcing them in to the river. The soldiers were accused of making False Official statements; Manslaughter; Assault; and Obstruction of Justice. The proceeding also describes one of the soldiers obstructing the investigation by coaching the other soldiers in their answers when they gave statements to investigators. The soldiers were convicted of the charges.
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- 2004-01-03, Samarra, Iraq, Death
- Two Iraqi civilians were on the side of the road near Samarra, Iraq when an Army convoy spotted them and stopped. Several of the soldiers in the convoy took the two Iraqis and abused them physically before forcing them in to the Tigris River where they drowned. The soldiers were charged and convicted of the charges.