| Part ofWar in Afghanistan (2001–2021) | |
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| Venue | Forward Operating Base (FOB) Ripley |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 32°36′50″N65°52′00″E / 32.61389°N 65.86667°E /32.61389; 65.86667 |
| Non-fatal injuries | 2 |
| Convictions | 2 |
In October 2005 two soldiers were investigated for beating captives held in Forward Operating Base Ripley (nowMulti National Base Tarin Kot), in July 2005, inUruzgan Province,Afghanistan.[1][2] The two soldiers wereSergeant Kevin D. Myricks and Specialist James R. Hayes.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
On January 30, 2006, Myricks and Hayes were found guilty of one count of conspiracy to maltreat and two counts of maltreatment in the beating ofAfghani captives. Myricks was reduced in rank to private, and sentenced to six months imprisonment. Hayes was reduced in rank to private, and sentenced to four months imprisonment.[10]
David R. Irvine, a former Law Professor and retiredBrigadier General compared Myricks sentence for beatings to the lack of charges against commissioned officers in earlier murder incidents.[11]
"That no senior officers have been as severely dealt with as junior enlisted personnel is a travesty.Chief Warrant OfficerWelshofer received the merest tap on the wrist for negligent homicide;MajorVoss was given immunity from prosecution.ColonelTeeples has a new job as the Executive Assistant to theChairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Three junior enlisted soldiers, convicted for their roles atAbu Ghraib, were imprisoned for ten, eight, and three years—and they didn’t kill anyone. Sgt. Kevin Myricks, convicted of punching detainees in Afghanistan, was recently sentenced to six months’ confinement and reduced in rank to private."
According to theBBC News:
"The charges against the soldiers came in October, close on the heels of accusations that US forces had burned the bodies of Taleban fighters, an act considered sacrilege in Islam."[6]
In a separate incident, the Pentagon has said it has completed its investigation into allegations that US soldiers desecratedTaliban bodies inKandahar. Video of troops burning two bodies and using the charred remains in a propaganda campaign against insurgents was aired on Australian television in October, prompting criticism from the UN. Afghan officials are conducting their own investigation into the incident.
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