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Mar. 17th, 2005 12:38 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
theweaselkingAmerican army lieutenant apologizes for murdering civilians in Iraq, sentenced to 45 days in prison and to pay $12000.
Reading from a statement, the West Point graduate said he has learned from his mistakes and has been forgiven by God. His actions, he said, "adversely affected U.S.-Iraqi trust during critical times of reconstruction."
"I hope to use these experiences for greater good," Saville said
Monday's deal included an agreement by Saville to testify against a higher-ranking officer accused of ordering him and other soldiers to execute certain Iraqi suspects if they caught them.
Saville said Capt. Matthew Cunningham, his company commander, gave him the names of five Iraqis who "were not to come back alive" if they were caught during a series of raids in Samarra on Jan. 3, 2004. [The man he killed and the one who survived] were not on the list.
Reading from a statement, the West Point graduate said he has learned from his mistakes and has been forgiven by God. His actions, he said, "adversely affected U.S.-Iraqi trust during critical times of reconstruction."
"I hope to use these experiences for greater good," Saville said
Monday's deal included an agreement by Saville to testify against a higher-ranking officer accused of ordering him and other soldiers to execute certain Iraqi suspects if they caught them.
Saville said Capt. Matthew Cunningham, his company commander, gave him the names of five Iraqis who "were not to come back alive" if they were caught during a series of raids in Samarra on Jan. 3, 2004. [The man he killed and the one who survived] were not on the list.