Military Prosecutors Accused of Spying in Navy SEAL’s War-Crimes Case
Defense lawyers representing a Navy SEAL who has been charged with several war crimes— including the 2017 slaying of an Islamic State prisoner—allege in a Monday court filing that they were being spied on by federal prosecutors.
In the new motion filed in San Diego court, Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher’s legal team accuses military prosecutors of secretly embedding tracking software in emails sent to defense lawyers and a reporter in order to determine who was leaking information to the press. The defense lawyers argue that the tracking software may have violated constitutional protections against illegal searches and their client’s right to a lawyer.
“It’s complete insanity,” his lawyer, Timothy Parlatore, said Monday of the encrypted email, which was sent to 13 lawyers and a Navy Times reporter last Wednesday. “I was stunned to see the messages, especially since the government may be behind the leaking.”
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