Formal charges of murder and attempted murder have been laid against an American soldier, Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, who's accused of killing civilians in Afghanistan. Jonathan Blake reports.
美国上士拜勒斯正式被起诉以谋杀和谋杀未遂罪,他被指控在阿富汗杀害数名平民。Jonathan Blake报道。
Staff Sergeant Robert Bales is accused of leaving his base in the early hours of the morning and shooting people as they slept. A US army spokesman says Sergeant Bales has now been formally charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder, six counts of attempted murder and six counts of assault. Sergeant Bales' lawyer says there is no forensic evidence against his client and that he has made no confession. The 38-year-old father of two is being held at a maximum security prison at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas. If convicted of the crimes, Sergeant Bales could face the death penalty.
上士拜勒斯被指控凌晨离开驻地并开枪打死熟睡的人们,美军发言人说,上士拜勒斯被正式指控以17宗预谋杀人罪,6宗谋杀未遂和6宗袭击罪。上士拜勒斯的律师称并没有不利于其委托人的法证,而且拜勒斯也没有招供。这位38岁的男子已是两个孩子的父亲,目前他被关押在堪萨斯州莱文沃斯堡一处高度设防监狱里。如果罪名成立,上士拜勒斯要被判死刑。
The United States is resuming its military aid to Egypt despite concern about its progress towards democracy. The Secretary of State Hillary Clinton informed Congress that aid worth $1.3bn would be released to Egypt. She said this was to serve US national security interests.