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Army Officer Sentenced in Iraqi Drowning Army Lieutenant Gets 45 Days in Prison for Role in Forcing Three Iraqi Civilians Into River
By ANGELA K. BROWN Associated Press Writer The Associated Press Mar. 15, 2005 - An Army platoon leader was sentenced Tuesday to 45 days in prison for his role in the forcing of three Iraqi civilians into the Tigris River at gunpoint for violating curfew. Investigators say one of the Iraqis drowned.
Army 1st Lt. Jack Saville also must forfeit $2,000 of his military salary per month for six months, military judge Col. Theodore Dixon ruled.
The 25-year-old West Point graduate could have gotten 9 1/2 years in prison. He pleaded guilty Monday to assault and other crimes in one incident, and was convicted Tuesday of an assault charge in a second case.
Reading from a statement during the sentencing phase of his trial, Saville apologized and said: "I desperately wish to remain in the Army. It has given me more than I could ever imagine."
He will be allowed to remain in the Army.
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