A medic testifying in the trial of Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher – who is accused of killing an injured ISIS prisoner of war in Iraq – shocked trial observers when he testified Thursday that he, not Gallagher, was responsible for the Islamic militant's death. Special Operator 1st Class Corey Scott, a SEAL Team Seven medic, revealed during cross-examination in the courtroom at Naval Base San Diego that he killed the fighter by asphyxiation. “Did Chief Gallagher kill this terrorist?” Gallagher's attorney Timothy Parlatore then asked Scott. COURT-MARTIAL BEGINS FOR NAVY SEAL ACCUSED OF WAR CRIMESThe court recessed briefly after the stunning testimony from Scott, a prosecution witness who had been granted immunity. “Why did you kill him?” Parlatore asked Scott during one point of the cross-examination.

Source: Fox News June 20, 2019 17:39 UTC