枪杀俘虏的英国士兵之妻希望丈夫能回家过圣诞节 [英国媒体]

Wife of jailed ‘Marine A’ hopes he could be home for Christmas

被关押的“海军陆战队员A”的妻子希望他能回家过圣诞节



THE wife of a Royal Marine jailed for murdering a mortally wounded Taliban fighter yesterday told of her hope he could be home for Christmas.

这名皇家海军陆战队员因谋杀一名身负重伤的塔利班士兵而被关押，昨日他的妻子说希望他能回家过圣诞节。

Sergeant Alexander Blackman, known as Marine A, was convicted of murdering the Afghan captive in Helmand province in September 2011. On Friday he will have a bail hearing because the case is set to return to court following the presentation of new evidence. 

This follows a decision to refer his conviction to the Courts Martial Appeal Court. 

Alexander Blackman中士 — 众所周知的海军陆战队员A，因在2011年九月于赫尔曼德省谋杀了一名阿富汗俘虏而被判有罪。而在周五他将有一场保释听证会，这是因为收到新证据后此案又发回法院，同时军事法庭上诉法院还将作出罪行判决。



Wife Claire said there is a “real chance” his murder conviction could be “overturned with a view to manslaughter – but that’s all still to be argued”. 

他的妻子Claire说这是把他的谋杀罪修改为过失杀人罪的真正机会，但是仍需要说服（法庭）。



She told Forces TV she was “trying hard not to get excited” about Friday’s hearing. 

她告诉Forces TV她对于周五的听证会难以抑制一颗赛艇（激动）之情。

“We’ve still got to get the yes from the judge,” she said. “We think we’ve got a strong application for bail and we’re hopeful. It would be amazing, but one step at a time.” 

“我们从法官那里得到了肯定回答，我认为我们有强力的保释申请而且充满希望。尽管很惊喜但仍要一步一步来。”

Blackman was found guilty of murder at a court martial in 2013 and sentenced to a minimum jail term of 10 years. 

Blackman在2013年被军事法庭判处谋杀罪及最低的10年刑期。

The presentation of new evidence relating to his mental health at the time of the death in Helmand – particularly the strain of a gruelling tour – means the case will return to court. 

新证据是在赫尔曼德省死亡事件时他的精神健康状态 — 尤其是疲劳状态下的压力情况，这意味着案件会重新发回法院。

Judges will consider whether to quash his conviction, commute the sentence to one for manslaughter or order a retrial. The appeal is expected next year but on Friday Blackman’s legal team will ask a military court to release him on bail for Christmas. 

法官将考虑是否撤销他的判决而改为过失杀人或重审。上诉原本预计是在明年但Blackman的律师团将在周五申请军事法院为圣诞节而进行保释。

Blackman, of Taunton, Somerset, who was serving with Plymouth-based 42 Commando, shot his victim – who had been seriously injured – in the chest at close range with a pistol. Footage from a marine’s helmet camera showed Blackman shooting the prisoner, telling him: “Shuffle off this mortal coil, you ****. It’s nothing you wouldn’t do to us.”
He then turned to comrades and said: “Obviously this doesn’t go anywhere, fellas. I just broke the Geneva Convention.”

萨默赛特郡汤顿的Blackman是普利茅斯第42突击队成员，他在近距离用手枪射杀了身受重伤的俘虏。海军陆战队头盔上的镜头画面显示Blackman一边射击俘虏一边对他说：“离开这个尘世吧，你这个哔。你对我们无能为力。”然后他转过身对同伴说：“显然这不能传出去，伙计们我刚刚违反了日内瓦条约。”

另外找的一些补充报道

He denied murder, saying he believed the victim was already dead and he was taking out his anger on a corpse.

他否认谋杀罪，说他相信受害者已经死了他只是在尸体上泄愤。



vencedor 23 hours ago
not fair; had he been an American soldier he could have murdered an entire village and still be cleared afterwards...

不公平，他要是美国士兵的话杀光一村也没事...

Bob Bobbington 1 day ago
Disgrace to send these young men to a modern war zone against barbaric savages and then desert them in the courts when the armchair do gooders cry foul. The commanding officers should be in court answering any questions and you'd be guaranteed none would be imprisoned.

真无耻，把年轻人送到现代战场对付野蛮人然后不切实际的空想社会改良者们一抗议就把他们丢到法庭上。指挥官应该在法庭上回答所有问题并保证不会有人被囚禁。

Gordon Scott 2 days ago
Hope so God Bless this Man for doing hes Duty .

希望上帝保佑这个只是尽责的男人。

josh kellaway 2 days ago
He should never have been prosecuted, in war things we don't like or understand happen all the time; this hero suffers because a spineless government failed it's duty of care. 

他绝不应被起诉，战争中不管多么无法理喻的事情都会发生，这个英雄因为有一个没尽到关心责任的软骨头政府而受苦。

jbird65 2 days ago
I'm keeping my fingers crossed for them .

祝他们好运。