Soldier gets 7 months in blindfold death deal

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Soldier gets 7 months in blindfold death deal
By George Frey - The Associated Press
Posted : Friday Sep 19, 2008 6:32:15 EDT

VILSECK, Germany — An American soldier was sentenced to seven months in prison Thursday after pleading guilty to conspiracy to murder in the slaying of four Iraqi prisoners who were bound, blindfolded and shot.

The relatively lenient sentence for Spc. Belmor Ramos was part of a deal that will see him testify against the others alleged to have been involved in the killings last year.

Ramos, of Clearfield, Utah, told a judge at his court martial that he stood guard as the men were killed.

The 23-year-old, of the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, had faced a possible sentence of life in prison for conspiracy to commit murder.

Judge Lt. Col. Edward O’Brien said that, had it not been for the plea agreement, he would have sentenced Ramos to 40 years in prison. Ramos will also have his rank reduced to private and be dishonorably discharged from the Army.


Rest of article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/09/ap_blindfolddeath_091808/%2e

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1. Amazing how cheap an Iraqi life is....nt

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