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Probe finds
direct involvement of US troops in Quran burning case
Sunday March 04, 2012 10:36:49 AM,
IINA
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Washington: A joint U.S.-Afghan investigation found that five
American soldiers were directly involved in the burning of Muslim
holy books at an American base late last month, CBS News confirms.
The joint investigation found that the five soldiers, who have not
been named publicly, moved the Qurans from where they were being
stored near Kabul at the Parwan Detention Facility to the burn pit
at Bagram Air Field, which adjoins the prison. It won’t result in
any action against the soldiers. Any action taken will be the
result of a US Army investigation, which is ongoing.
President Obama, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Marine Gen.
John Allen, the top commander in Afghanistan, have apologized for
the burnings, which they said were a mistake. But their apologies
did not quell the anger of Afghans, who say the incident
illustrates foreigners’ disrespect for their culture and religion.
U.S. military officials have said the Qurans and other Islamic
texts removed from the detention center’s library had extremist
inscriptions.
The joint investigation’s finding comes as a council of
Afghanistan’s top religious leaders on Friday reportedly rejected
the U.S. apology and demanded those responsible be prosecuted and
punished.
In a statement issued after a meeting with Afghan President Hamid
Karzai, the religious leaders strongly condemned the Feb. 20
incident, which sparked six days of deadly protests. During the
demonstrations, six U.S. troops were killed by Afghan security
forces or militants disguised in their uniforms.
“Those who committed this crime must be publicly tried and
punished,” the clerics said in the statement, according to the
Reuters news agency.
“The council strongly condemns this crime and inhumane, savage act
by American troops by desecrating holy books of the Quran.”
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