WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that former Marine Corps officer Rep. John Murtha cannot be sued for accusing U.S. Marines of murdering Iraqi civilians "in cold blood," remarks that sparked outrage.
The appeals court in Washington dismissed a defamation lawsuit brought Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich of Meriden, Conn., who led the squad in the attack. The judges agreed with Murtha that he was immune from the lawsuit because he was acting in his official role as a lawmaker when he made the comments to reporters.
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At a Capitol Hill news conference in May 2006, Murtha predicted that a Pentagon war crimes investigation would show the Marines killed dozens of innocent Iraqi civilians in Haditha.
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Another Marine involved in the Haditha 
fighting, Justin Sharratt, a former lance corporal, Sharratt sued Murtha in September claiming the lawmaker's remarks not only defamed him, but denied him due process and the right to a fair trial on the charges in military court. Sharratt was initially charged with three counts of premeditated murder, but was exonerated after a full investigation and the military equivalent of a preliminary hearing. Sharratt said it was proven he killed insurgents, not civilians.
fighting, Justin Sharratt, a former lance corporal, Sharratt sued Murtha in September claiming the lawmaker's remarks not only defamed him, but denied him due process and the right to a fair trial on the charges in military court. Sharratt was initially charged with three counts of premeditated murder, but was exonerated after a full investigation and the military equivalent of a preliminary hearing. Sharratt said it was proven he killed insurgents, not civilians.Semper Fi Representative Murtha! Another slug leaving a trail of slim across our lives!
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2 comments:
Ed Hayes is an idiot and a mouse.
-Marine1
I think Anonymous should be talking about the fat ass Murtha, he is a disgrace to all Americans. He needs to be voted out or thrown out of office.
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