Watada's Court-Martial Set To Start
POSTED: 7:52 am HST February 5, 2007
UPDATED: 8:04 am HST February 5, 2007
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HONOLULU -- The court-martial of Army Lt. Ehren Watada begins on Monday in Fort Lewis, Wash.The 28-year-old Hawaii-born officer and Kalani High School graduate is being tried in refusing to accept his deployment orders to Iraq this past June. The charges include conduct unbecoming an officer.Watada said the war is illegal and that he has an obligation to refuse unlawful orders.He faces up to four years in prison. His publicist said he spent the last few days preparing for jail time.
Previous Stories:
- January 30, 2007: Some Charges Dropped Against Lt. Watada
- 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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