British Marine Jailed For At Least 10 Years For Executing Injured Taliban Insurgent

Footage: The incident in which Blackman killed a Taliban militant was caught on camera by another Marine

'You Have Betrayed Our Troops And Tarnished Their Reputation': 'Marine A' Alexander Blackman Jailed For At Least 10 Years For Executing Injured Taliban Insurgent -- Daily Mail

* Alexander Blackman filmed shooting wounded fighter in September 2011
* His identity was made public after he was convicted of murder
* He was today handed a life sentence and will serve a minimum of 10 years
* Court heard tape of Blackman saying 'shuffle off this mortal coil, you c***'
* He has been dismissed with disgrace from the Royal Marines
* Blackman and his wife say they are 'devastated' by the sentence
* Judge Advocate General Jeff Blackett says he 'treated Afghan man with contempt and murdered him in cold blood'
* 'You were obliged to care for him but instead you executed him'
* Judge says it sends message that troops who commit war crimes will be dealt with severely

he Royal Marine convicted of murdering a wounded Taliban prisoner will serve at least 10 years in prison after he was given a life sentence by a court martial today.

Sergeant Alexander Blackman, 39, was sentenced at a hearing in Bulford, Wiltshire, one day after a ban on identifying him was lifted by a High Court ruling.

The serviceman - known during the hearing as 'Marine A' - was filmed shooting the injured man and telling him 'shuffle off this mortal coil, you c***' during a tour of duty in Helmand province in September 2011.

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10 year minimum jail sentence for Royal Marine Sgt Alexander Blackman guilty for murdering a Taliban insurgent -- The Independent
British Marine Jailed For Afghan Murder -- Radio Free Europe
Royal Marine must serve at least 10 years in jail for Taliban murder -- The Guardian
Marine 'devastated' at life sentence -- BBC
Marine 'devastated' after prison sentence -- The Telegraph
Commanding officer's letter defends Sergeant Alexander Blackman -- BBC
Thrown to the wolves by cowards: COLONEL RICHARD KEMP says Sergeant Blackman should be given special pleading when he is sentenced -- Daily Mail
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