Since I'm not a lawyer . . .
What effect to local laws have on the actions of the PMC?
For example, would defending the honor of a woman be a protected act?
Just curious.
Ayala Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter
This, from a statement today (3 Feb 09) from the United States Attorney's Office:
Quote:
Don Michael Ayala, a civilian contractor stationed in Afghanistan, pleaded guilty today to voluntary manslaughter in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, in the death of Abdul Salam while on patrol in Chehel Gazi, Afghanistan, on November 4, 2008 .... The maximum sentence Ayala could receive is 15 years .... U.S. District Judge Claude M. Hilton set a sentencing date of May 8, 2009.