Three Marines received nonjudicial punishment for their involvement in a video in which they are seen urinating on the bodies of dead Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan.
U.S. Troops Punished Over Koran Burning, Urination Video -- Reuters
(Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Monday it was disciplining U.S. troops over two incidents that provoked outrage in Afghanistan early this year, one involving a video depicting Marines urinating on corpses and another over burned copies of the Koran.
The military said the punishments were administrative, which could include actions such as a reprimand, reduction in rank or forfeiture of pay. Neither incident so far has resulted in criminal charges, however, something that may fail to satisfy Afghan demands for justice.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai branded the Marine's actions in the video as "inhuman," and he initially called for a public trial for the soldiers over the Koran incident.
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No courts-martial in Marine urination scandal -- Army Times
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