Opositor a la guerra Agustín Aguayo afronta consejo de guerra
Agustín Aguayo, el médico del Ejército que se opone a la guerra, compareció hoy ante un consejo de guerra en una base estadounidense en Alemania por negarse a desplegarse por segunda vez en Irak. Afronta hasta siete años en prisión.
Tuesday, September 26th, 2006
Exclusive: AWOL Iraq Veteran Turns Himself In Instead of Returning to Iraq; Faces Five Years in Prison
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Army medic Agustin Aguayo and his wife, Helga, speak to Democracy Now. Later today Agustin plans to turn himself in to the military weeks after he went AWOL at his base in Germany. He faces five yeas in prison. [includes rush transcript]
Today, a Democracy Now exclusive. Army medic Agustin Aguayo. He applied for Conscientious Objector status and was denied. He was deployed to Iraq for a year, he refused to load his gun no matter how dangerous the situation. Earlier this month, Aguayo went AWOL at his base in Germany after the military ordered him to return for a second deployment. Today - Agustin Aguayo will turn himself in to the military. His lawyer says he could face up to five years in prison.
Agustin Aguayo and his wife Helga joined us yesterday at a studio in Los Angeles for an extended conversation. I began by asking Agustin to talk about his decision to join the military.
- Agustin Aguayo, AWOL Army medic who served in Iraq
- Helga Aguayo, wife of Agustin Aguayo
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