From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, June 14, 2017
Jordan soldier pleads ‘not guilty’ in deaths of 3 US troops
AMMAN, Jordan — A Jordanian soldier pleads not guilty to murder charges in the killing of three US military trainers.
The US Army Green Berets were killed when their convoy came under fire at the gate of an air base in southern Jordan in November. Jordan, a US military ally, initially suggested the Americans triggered the shooting by disobeying orders of Jordanian troops. Jordan later withdrew this claim.
The defendant, 1st Sgt. Marik al-Tuwayha, enters his plea before a military court Wednesday. Al-Tuwayha was seriously wounded in the incident, but has recovered and stood in a courtroom cage Wednesday, facing the judge.
The court also calls a first witness, a member of the military who says he took a statement from the defendant after his release from a hospital.
— AP
The Times of Israel Community.