Some Charges Dropped Against Lt. Watada
POSTED: 5:25 pm HST January 29, 2007
UPDATED: 8:49 am HST January 30, 2007
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HONOLULU -- Hawaii-born Army Lt. Ehren Watada now faces four years in jail instead of six for charges stemming from his refusal to deploy to Iraq.The Army on Monday agreed to drop two charges of conduct unbecoming an officer. Watada still faces a serious charge of failing to deploy with his unit, but his potential prison sentence has now been reduced by two years."So it went from eight yrs back in August to six years in November when the case was referred to court martial, and we're now down to a maximum sentence of four years, which we regard as moving in the right direction. We would like to see it move much farther down as the consequence of the procedure we're about to embark upon," Watada's attorney Eric Seitz said.Watada's court martial is set to begin next Monday Feb. 5, in Ft. Lewis, Wash.
Previous Stories:
- January 17, 2007: Judge Strikes Down Lt. Watada's Defense
- January 4, 2007: Watada's Lawyer Asks For Reduced Charges At Pretrial Hearing
- December 20, 2006: Soldier Explains Reason For Refusing Deployment To Hawaii Crowd
- December 19, 2006: Lt. Watada To Speak About Refusal To Deploy
- August 25, 2006: Investigator Says Watada Should Be Tried By Court Martial
- August 18, 2006: Army Outlines Case Against Watada
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