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Judge Rejects Murtha Deposition Request
Headline Court News | 2008/03/06 03:01
Attorneys for a Marine officer facing court-martial on charges he mishandled the aftermath of the deaths of 24 Iraqis may not force a Pennsylvania congressman to testify in the case, a military judge ruled.pAttorneys for Lt. Col. Jeffrey R. Chessani want to question Rep. John Murtha over his public statement that the Marines killed in cold blood during the attack in Haditha. Murtha said he had been briefed by the highest levels of the military about the case and that officers covered it up./ppChessani's attorneys, who released the ruling Wednesday, said they will appeal if the judge doesn't reconsider./ppChessani is the highest-ranking U.S. serviceman to face a combat-related court-martial since the Vietnam War./ppWhen the congressman said he was briefed by the highest levels, we need to know who they are, said Brian Rooney, Chessani's civilian defense attorney./ppRooney said Murtha's deposition would confirm what he said to the press is accurate./ppMurtha's spokesman, Matthew Mazonkey, said the congressman had no comment. A telephone call to a Marine Corps spokesman was not immediately returned./ppChessani has been charged with dereliction of duty and violation of a lawful order on allegations that he mishandled the aftermath of the Nov. 19, 2005, shooting deaths in Haditha./ppHe faces court-martial on April 28. If convicted on all counts, he faces up to three years in prison./ppFour enlisted Marines were initially charged with murder in the case and four officers were charged with failing to investigate the deaths. Charges against several of the men have been dropped, and none will face murder charges./p


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