Rejected petition Free Alexander Blackman who has been used as a 'political scapegoat'

Alexander Blackman was a highly experienced Marine destined for promotion when, on September 15, 2011, he led a patrol to check on a Taliban gunman who had been mortally wounded while attacking a British outpost in Helmand Province.

It was near the end of a horror-filled tour of Afghanistan.

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It was near the end of a horror-filled tour of Afghanistan in which seven fellow Marines had been killed and 40 more injured by the Taliban.

The insurgent was found dying in a field, and was shot by Alexander Blackman – who told the court he believed the man was already dead – in a ‘moment of madness’ blamed on the acute stresses of the tour.

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Date submitted 11 September 2015
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