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Charges refiled against Lt. Watada

by AP repost
FORT LEWIS -- The Army has refiled charges against a lieutenant who refused to serve in Iraq, about two weeks after his first court-martial was declared a mistrial
First Lt. Ehren Watada, 28, who refused to deploy with his unit last June, faces the same allegations he initially faced -- missing movement and conduct unbecoming an officer -- and could be sentenced to a dishonorable discharge and six years in prison if convicted. The Army has not set a date for a second court-martial.

"We're back to square one," Fort Lewis spokeswoman Leslie Kaye said today.

Watada's first trial began early this month but ended abruptly when the judge, Lt. Col. John Head, said he did not believe the soldier fully understood a pretrial agreement he signed admitting elements of the charges. As part of that agreement, the Army dropped two of the charges against him, lowering his potential sentence to four years.
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