JUST IN: Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher acquitted of murder in ISIS fighter case
Most of the SEALs, including Scott, were granted immunity to protect them from being prosecuted for what they said on the stand.
On Monday in closing arguments for the prosecution, Navy Cmdr. Jeff Pietrzyk told the jury that while the detained Islamic fighter was not a sympathetic figure, he was under the control of the U.S. military, which meant he was no longer a lawful target. Pietrzyk then showed a photo of Gallagher holding up the dead prisoner's head by the hair."The government's evidence in this case is Chief Gallagher's words, Chief Gallagher's pictures, Chief Gallagher's SEALs," Pietrzyk said, according to The Associated Press.Parlatore said Monday that Scott's surprise testimony about blocking the airway tube happened because prosecutors never asked the right questions because they were so fixated on prosecuting Gallagher.
"This is case is not about murder, it's about mutiny," Parlatore said, telling jurors that the SEALs who testified against Gallagher lied because they didn't like his demanding leadership.
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