Defense Secretary says the Navy is investigating SEAL Eddie Gallagher for admitting he AND his platoon DID mean to kill ISIS detainee two years after he was acquitted of murder
Eddie Gallagher, 41, was found not guilty in 2019 of murdering an injured 17-year-old ISIS fighter while on deployment in Iraq
He has now claimed his entire platoon agreed to kill the captured fighter as part of a plan to practice medical procedures on him
Prosecutors claimed during his trial that Gallagher briefly treated the ISIS fighter by inserting a breathing tube in his neck after being injured in an airstrike
Gallagher's platoon members told investigators they then saw Gallagher stab the fighter in the neck several times
He has always claimed the war crimes charges brought against him were made up by six platoon members who wanted to force him out
His attorney claims that prosecutors already knew that the SEALs had practiced medical procedures on the ISIS fighter before he was pronounced dead
The knowledge that the fighter was used for medical training was detailed as part of a defense motion filed back in 2019 and also in other court documents
By Jennifer Smith and Emily Crane For Dailymail.com
Published: 15:49 EDT, 6 May 2021 | Updated: 17:39 EDT, 6 May 2021
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