Soldier sentenced in blindfold killings
3/10/08
A US soldier has been sentenced to eight months in prison for his role in the killings of four blindfolded Iraqi detainees last year. The defendant, Specialist Steven Ribordy, pleaded guilty to accessory after the fact but denied a direct role in the shooting deaths at the start of his court martial. His sentence also included a reduction to the rank of private, forfeiture of all pay and allowances and a dishonourable discharge from the US army. The US military court judge had recommended the soldier be jailed for four years but a plea agreement led to his term being reduced, a spokeswoman for the US 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command, Denver Makle, said.
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