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Several American soldiers were convicted for beating captives at Forward Operating Base Ripley in July 2005.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][1][2][3][4][5][8][9][10][11]

FOB Ripley is an American base in Tarin Kowt, the capital of Oruzgan Province.

David R. Irvine, a former Law Professor and retired Brigadier General compared Myricks sentence for beatings to the lack of charges against commissioned officers in earlier murder incidents.[12]

"That no senior officers have been as severely dealt with as junior enlisted personnel is a travesty. Chief Warrant Officer Welshofer received the merest tap on the wrist for negligent homicide; Major Voss was given immunity from prosecution. Colonel Teeples has a new job as the Executive Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Three junior enlisted soldiers, convicted for their roles at Abu Ghraib, were imprisoned for ten, eight, and three years—and they didn’t kill anyone. Sgt. Kevin Myricks, convicted of punching detainees in Afghanistan, was recently sentenced to six months’ confinement and reduced in rank to private."

On January 30, 2006 Myricks was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to maltreat and two counts of maltreatment in the beating of Afghani captives. He was reduced in rank to private, and sentenced to six months imprisonment. A subordinate, Specialist James Hayes, was convicted of a role in the same beatings on January 28, 2006. The beatings the soldiers were convicted for took place in July 2005.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "U.S. military convicts soldier of punching detainees in Afghanistan". North County Times. 2006-01-30. Retrieved 2010-01-25.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ a b "U.S. SOLDIER FOUND GUILTY OF ABUSING DETAINEE IN AFGHANISTAN". Eurasianet. 2006-01-28. Archived from the original on 2008-09-04. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
  3. ^ a b "US army in Afghanistan refers alleged detainees' abusers to court-martial". People's Daily. 2005-11-17. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
  4. ^ a b "Court-martial convicts US soldier". BBC News. 2006-01-28. Archived from the original on 2016-02-15. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
  5. ^ a b "US soldier jailed for hitting Afghan detainees". The Peninsula. 2006-01-29. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
  6. ^ Jeannie Shawl (2005-11-17). "Two US soldiers face court-martial for Afghan prisoner abuse". The Jurist. Archived from the original on 2010-01-24. Retrieved 2010-01-27. In a separate incident, the Pentagon has said it has completed its investigation into allegations that US soldiers desecrated Taliban bodies in Kandahar. Video of troops burning two bodies and using the charred remains in a propaganda campaign against insurgents was aired on Australian television in October, prompting criticism from the UN. Afghan officials are conducting their own investigation into the incident.
  7. ^ Krystal MacIntyre (2006-01-27). "Military trials begin for US soldiers accused of abusing Afghan detainees". The Jurist. Archived from the original on 2010-01-24. Retrieved 2010-01-27.
  8. ^ "Detainee Abuse Charges in Afghanistan Referred to Court-Martial". American Forces Press Service. 2005-11-17. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
  9. ^ "Two US soldiers face court-martial for Afghan detainee abuse". Khaleej Times. 2005-11-17. Archived from the original on 2012-09-22. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
  10. ^ "US soldier guilty of Afghan abuse". BBC News. 2006-01-30. Archived from the original on 2007-08-17. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
  11. ^ [dead link‍] "U.S. soldier hit detainees in Afghanistan, punished". Reuters. 2006-01-28. Retrieved 2006-01-30.
  12. ^ David R. Irvine (2006-03-03). "Tortured Times for America's Global Standing". George Washington Universit. Archived from the original on 2010-01-24. Retrieved 2010-01-27.

http://www.ts2.pl/en/US-Army-Base/FOB-Ripley-in-Afghanistan

https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a499174.pdf

http://www.dodccrp.org/events/13th_iccrts_2008/papers/124.pdf

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