A young American soldier pleaded guilty Wednesday to murdering three unarmed civilians in Afghanistan to a military tribunal at the base of Fort Lewis in Washington state, reported local media. Jeremy Morlock, 22, belongs to a group of five Marines who were accused of these murders. According to the indictment, between January and May killed 2010 civilians with guns and grenades, although people do not constitute any threat to them.
Then, took parts of the bodies as trophies and then two of them also took photographs with their victims. In addition to these five soldiers there are seven other defendants, including by obstructing investigations. The military trial against Morlock is the first of these cases of murder.
Morlock also pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy and drug use, but said he was innocent of beating a fellow soldier and taking and possessing pictures of Afghans killed, said the local Fox news channel in its online edition. In his confession, Morlock could avoid a trial and receive a lesser sentence.
According to press, the prosecution and defense agreed to a sentence of 24 years in prison, but by the military judge must approve. In the event that you do a trial and is convicted, Morlock could be sentenced to life imprisonment. On Monday, the magazine 'Der Spiegel' published photographs that appeared apparently two of the defendants, one Morlock, holding the head of one of his victims.
The U.S. military apologized for the incident, on Monday. He argued that the behavior of the soldiers goes against the standards and values of the military. "We apologize for the suffering caused by these pictures," he said. 
Then, took parts of the bodies as trophies and then two of them also took photographs with their victims. In addition to these five soldiers there are seven other defendants, including by obstructing investigations. The military trial against Morlock is the first of these cases of murder.
Morlock also pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy and drug use, but said he was innocent of beating a fellow soldier and taking and possessing pictures of Afghans killed, said the local Fox news channel in its online edition. In his confession, Morlock could avoid a trial and receive a lesser sentence.
According to press, the prosecution and defense agreed to a sentence of 24 years in prison, but by the military judge must approve. In the event that you do a trial and is convicted, Morlock could be sentenced to life imprisonment. On Monday, the magazine 'Der Spiegel' published photographs that appeared apparently two of the defendants, one Morlock, holding the head of one of his victims.
The U.S. military apologized for the incident, on Monday. He argued that the behavior of the soldiers goes against the standards and values of the military. "We apologize for the suffering caused by these pictures," he said.
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