The murder case against a decorated former Green Beret charged in the 2010 killing of an unarmed suspected Taliban bombmaker will proceed to a trial by general court-martial, Army officials said Wednesday. Maj. Matthew Golsteyn’s case was referred to trial by Lt. Gen. Francis M. Beaudette, the commanding general for the U.S. Army Special Operations Command, officials said. "U.S. Army Special Operations Command adheres to the Uniformed Code of Military Justice and the procedures therein which safeguards the rights of the accused and serves the interests of justice," the Army Special Operations Command said in a statement. WIFE OF GREEN BERET MATHEW GOLSTEYN, ACCUSED OF MURDERING SUSPECTED TALIBAN BOMB MAKER, HITS BACK AT ARMY'S TACTICSGolsteyn, who held the rank of captain at the time of the killing, and his men later found a suspected Taliban bombmaker who was not on a list of targets U.S. forces were cleared to kill. He could face the death penalty from our own government after he admitted to killing a Terrorist bomb maker while overseas.

Source: Fox News May 16, 2019 02:46 UTC