A ROYAL Marine has been convicted of murder following the execution in cold blood of an injured insurgent in Afghanistan.
A court martial board on Friday found the commando, known only as Marine A, guilty of murdering the man in Afghanistan's Helmand Province more than two years ago. Two others, known as Marines B and C, were acquitted.
The marines denied murdering the unknown captured Afghan national on or about September 15, 2011, contrary to Section 42 of the Armed Forces Act 2006.
But a seven-strong board, consisting of officers and non-commissioned officers, convicted one of the defendants following a two-week trial at the court martial centre in Bulford, Wiltshire.
Marine A shot the Afghan national in the chest at close range with a 9mm pistol before quoting a phrase from Shakespeare as the man convulsed and died in front of him.
"There you are. Shuffle off this mortal coil, you c***. It's nothing you wouldn't do to us," Marine A told the insurgent.
He then turned to comrades and said: "Obviously this doesn't go anywhere, fellas. I just broke the Geneva Convention."
The execution was filmed by a camera mounted on the helmet of Marine B.
Marines B and C were alleged to have been "party to the killing" and "encouraged and assisted" Marine A in committing the murder but they were cleared.
Judge Advocate General Jeff Blackett told Marine A the mandatory sentence prescribed by law was imprisonment for life and he was ordering a report prepared to determine the minimum term he would serve.
"In the meantime, I direct that you are to be taken into custody."
Addressing the other two defendants, the judge added: "Marine B and Marine C, you have been found not guilty of murder and you are now free to return to your normal place of duties.
He said the issue of whether to continue name suppression for the marines would be decided at a later date.
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