U.K. Royal Marine Is Convicted Of Murder Of Taliban Insurgent

Royal Marine Is Convicted Of Murder Of Taliban Insurgent Who Was Shot In The Chest At Close Range - But Two Comrades Are CLEARED -- Daily Mail

* Marine A found guilty of murder after the execution in September 2011 was captured on a helmet camera
* Two other marines known as B and C were acquitted today at court martial
* Audio recording reveals gunshot and sound of Afghan man moaning
* Marine A heard saying: 'There you are. It's nothing you wouldn't do to us'
* 'This doesn't go anywhere. I just broke the Geneva Convention,' he added

A Royal Marine has been convicted of murder following the execution of a seriously injured Afghan insurgent in September 2011.

A court martial board found the commando, known only as Marine A, guilty of murdering the man in Helmand Province more than two years ago.

Two others, known as Marines B and C, were acquitted. Marine A will be sentenced on December 6.

The marines denied murdering the unknown captured Afghan national on or about September 15 2011, contrary to Section 42 of the Armed Forces Act 2006.

But a seven-strong board, consisting of officers and non-commissioned officers, convicted one of the defendants following a two-week trial at the court martial centre in Bulford, Wiltshire.

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