The killing of the ISIS fighter, who was about 15, reportedly took place around May 3, 2017, in Iraq. The lawyers argued that the case should be referred to court-martial in the preliminary hearing, presenting the judge with eyewitness statements, interviews, photographs and text messages. Purportedly boasting about killing the Islamic State militant, Navy SEAL Chief Edward "Eddie" Gallagher, 39, said he "got him with my hunting knife," government lawyers said during an Article 32 hearing before Navy Judge Advocate Captain Arthur Record on Wednesday, veterans news site Task and Purpose reported. Gallagher says in the video that he’s fighting to clear his name, despite being found not guilty of the most serious charges against him.A 19-year veteran of the Navy is facing war crimes charges for violating military law, including premeditated murder, after he allegedly texted a photo of himself holding the head of an ISIS fighter in one hand and a knife in the other. Portions of those interviews were published by The New York Times on its FX show “The Weekly” in December. The video includes clips from Naval Criminal Investigative Service interviews of Gallagher’s SEAL teammates where the men tell investigators about the alleged actions of their chief. “We don’t identify them by name, or by any other manner, due to the nature of their work, for the protection of their teammates and their families, and to protect on-going and future missions.” “As a matter of policy we do not identify our special operators,” Lawrence said in an email. Tamara Lawrence, a spokeswoman for Naval Special Warfare Command in San Diego, said in a statement late Monday that the Navy, as a practice, does not identify active-duty SEALs. Tim Parlatore, one of Gallagher’s attorneys, declined to say Monday what that project is or when it will be published. The video appears to be a trailer for an unspecified future project.
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