Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station conducting safety drills this week However, on Wednesday, June 26, Navy SEAL Master Chief Petty Officer Brian Alazzawi, Gallagher’s superior, said he had been made aware of allegations against Gallagher in October 2017 by Special Warfare Operator Chris Miller, who he said was emotional when he reported the killing.Īlazzawi testified that Miller told him he didn’t want to see Gallagher get arrested but he also didn’t want to see him receive a Silver Star for valor in combat or continue to provide platoon leadership. He testified that no one reported any war crimes to him. Commander Robert Breisch, platoon commander of SEAL Team 7 during that deployment, took the stand Friday as the defense’s final witness. He is also accused of shooting two non-combatants. Gallagher, 40, is on trial for the murder of the 17-year-old fighter, as well posing for a photograph with the boy’s body while he and other SEALs held a reenlistment ceremony, during a 2017 deployment to Mosul. The court-martial is expected to conclude by July 5.
Gallagher’s defense team and the prosecution are scheduled to present closing arguments to begin the day Monday, in a San Diego courtroom, before the jury deliberates. The fate of Navy SEAL Edward “Eddie” Gallagher, who is accused of multiple war crimes including the premeditated killing of a teen ISIS fighter, is expected to be in the hands of the jury on Monday, July 1, as attorneys representing the highly decorated serviceman rested their case on Friday.
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