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20 April 2007
Attorney for Marine Officer Issues Statement Correcting News
Commentary Regarding Haditha
WILMINGTON, N.C.,
April 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Richard T. McNeil, an attorney
representing First Lieutenant William T. Kallop has issued a statement
correcting yesterday's news commentary regarding his client.
Mr. McNeil stated, "The
government has ordered First Lieutenant William T. Kallop to cooperate
with government investigators and all counsel with regard to events in
Haditha, Iraq on November 19, 2005, and it has granted him immunity
from prosecution as required by law before the government could issue
such an order. Lt. Kallop has not been charged and has not been
threatened with charges of any kind. He is cooperating with the
investigation and he is providing information to both prosecutors and
defense counsel. Lt. Kallop wants the real truth about these events to
be revealed, and he hopes that a fair and impartial judgment of these
events can then take place."
Mr. McNeil continued,
"News coverage of this event and Lt. Kallop's involvement has
contained numerous inaccuracies and false statements. I will not
comment on this except to say that I am confident that the true facts
of the situation will be revealed in the course of legal proceedings,
and like Lt. Kallop I am hopeful that a fair and impartial judgment of
these events can then take place."
Mr. McNeil concluded, "I continue to be concerned about the numerous
leaks of confidential information in this case, much of which has been
misleading, biased and/or inaccurate."
SOURCE Office of Richard T. McNeil
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