“I could tell something was wrong.”Īlazzawi, who testified under a grant of immunity, said he spoke with Gallagher and Lt. “I sensed some discord from the guys,” he told a Navy prosecutor in the San Diego courtroom. In cross-examination, Alazzawi, a 25-year veteran with 20 years in the SEALs, said though he viewed the Mosul deployment as successful, he became aware that the platoon had concerns after their return. In early testimony, Navy SEAL Master Chief Petty Officer Brian Alazzawi, Gallagher’s superior, confirmed he had been made aware of allegations against Gallagher in October 2017, but said the potential war crimes weren’t reported up the chain of command until April 2018, when an investigation into Gallagher’s alleged behavior was initiated. NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO - Two Marines and two Navy SEALs took the stand Wednesday, June 26, as the defense team began presenting its case in the court-martial of Navy SEAL Chief Edward “Eddie” Gallagher, who is accused of the premeditated murder of a 15-year-old ISIS fighter and other war crimes during a deployment to Mosul in 2017.
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