PM backs Marines after murder
Prime Minister David Cameron has said that the conviction of a Royal Marine for murdering an injured Taliban insurgent in Afghanistan should not "besmirch" the organisation's proud history.
PM: Afghan murder should not 'besmirch' the Marines
Prime Minister David Cameron has said that the conviction of a Royal Marine for murdering an injured Taliban insurgent in Afghanistan should not "besmirch" the organisation's proud history
Speaking on the steps of Downing Street to a group of serving and former Royal Marines raising funds for the Commando 999 charity, he said:
"That in no way represents the spirit and the history of the Royal Marines, an outfit that has one of the proudest histories of any in the world.
"We should not let that single incident besmirch the incredible work the Royal Marines have done, not only over decades but over centuries."
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Marine convicted of 'execution' of injured Afghan
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Court releases recording of Marines 'killing Afghan'
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