Calgary Major to Appear In Front of Judge after Court Martial

This article was last updated on April 16, 2022

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One of the main officers of Canadian Forces is scheduled to appear before a judge today in Calgary, who is accused of being the reason of death of a fellow soldier in Afghanistan almost three years ago.

Major Darryl Watts is indicted with six different charges that include manslaughter. Watts had pleaded not guilty on every charge laid against him during his court martial. 24-years-old Cpl. Joshua Baker passed away at a training range just outside Kandahar city in February 2010, as a crammed explosive of 700 steel balls blew up a Canadian Forces platoon. The incident wounded four soldiers in total.

Watts was the acting captain at the time of incident. The chief prosecutor from the Office of the Judge Advocate General, Tony Tamurro, claims that the charges are laid against Watts due to his poor supervision that day. Tamurro elaborated that “there is not an allegation that Maj. Watts intentionally killed anyone or intentionally hurt anyone.” He explained “what the charges allege is that the way a training range that was conducted under his command … was so negligent as to be criminal.” Tamurro has shared his intention of calling 23 witnesses during the proceeding, all of whom are military personnel.

The civilian lawyer of Watt, Balfour Der, asserted that the main highlight in the defense of his client is that he was never trained on the C-19 device that exploded. He stated that “this has some pretty significant ramifications for the armed forces, in my opinion.”

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