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Tuesday, April 12, 2005
BREAKING NEWS: AKBAR TRIAL UPDATE #2
From News 14 Carolina:
Almost a dozen eyewitness accounts marked the second day of testimony in the court martial of Sergeant Hasan Akbar.
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One officer said that Akbar admitted to him that he threw grenades into tents where soldiers were preparing for bed.
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A number of witnesses testified to seeing Akbar on guard duty the day of the attack. Among the things Akbar watched over was a supply of hand grenades.
Master Sergeant Rodlon Stevenson testified to seeing Akbar shoot Army Captain Christopher Seifert in the back. Seifert was an intelligence officer with the 1st Brigade Combat team from the 101st Airborne Division. Seifert later died.
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Many said on the stand that Akbar is a strange person, someone they say spent a lot of time walking back and forth, and would sometimes fall asleep on the job.
Throughout the testimony, Sergeant Akbar sat quietly. He is often seen writing on a piece of paper. And on some occasions he is seen smiling during testimony.
