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Originally Posted by BBQMan
In accordance with our agreements with the Afghanistan government, the Sargent will be tried under The Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). He is not subject to Sharia. For that reason, he will receive a fair trial taking all the issues into consideration.
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He might have been able to get a fair trial under Sharia. It. There seems to be a lot of misinformation out there about Islamic Law.
There is also the issue that it would probably have been better for relations with Aghanistan if this killer of 16 Afghans was tried in Afghanistan.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharia
Unfortunately, I cannot find much in the way of reliable information about the law in Afghanistan.