Published 16:54 IST, November 21st 2019

US Navy could remove Edward Gallagher from SEALs over war crimes

A spokesperson for US special forces said that a committee of the US Navy SEAL officers will hold a meeting to decide the future of Edward Gallagher in SEALs.

Reported by: Pragya Puri
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A spokesperson for US special forces Tamara Lawrence said, that a committee of US Navy SEAL officers will hold a meeting in December to decide wher Edward Gallagher can stay as part of unit. President Donald Trump recently restored rank of SEAL officer Edward Gallagher who was accused of various war crimes after his court-martial. US Navy will again begin with procedures to remove Edward Gallagher from his position as elite officer of SEAL. 

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Accused of war crimes

Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher has been accused of several war crimes while he was deployed to Mosul in Iraq in 2017. A tice was served to Gallagher, along with three unidentified members of SEAL that process of ir evolution will commence and committee will look at ir performance throughout ir service said, Tamara Lawrence. She added that designated panel will report to US Navy special forces, Rear Admiral Collin Green, after whose recommendation US Navy will take final decision. 

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Restored back to rank by Trump

In month of July, Gallagher was accused of stabbing Islamic State fighter in neck while he was in prison but was convicted of illegally posing with corpse. crime committed by Gallagher is given a maximum sentence of four months, but instead, he was demoted in pay and rank. However, last week Trump restored Gallagher back to his rank and at same time absolved two officers of war crimes committed in Afghanistan. But Trump was criticized for his actions. critics said that Trump undermined military justice and gave out a wrong mess that war crimes will be tolerated. This was for fourth time that Trump intervened in matters of Navy SEAL's case.

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verdict of three-week trial marked a major victory for Gallagher who orwise would have face life imprisonment for crimes he committed, accoeding to report.

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15:49 IST, November 21st 2019