So, I guess we now know why there were only 22 murder charges out of 24 civilians killed that day. The two men that Mendoza killed. Somehow, NCIS decided these were legitimate, but the others weren’t? I agree with you, Red, I doubt he’s a prosecution witness.
That is a shame about Cpl Salinas. I thought he had been granted immunity. It’s quite interesting why some were and some weren’t charged, but had fired or thrown grenads in the houses. Makes me wonder what NCIS/prosecutions motivations were in their selection process.
A little more background...
The defense requested, for the second time, that Cpl. (actually now Sgt.) Salinas received testimonial immunity on the 20th of April.
The government (i.e., prosecutors) endorsed the request on the 23rd of April.
On the first of May, the Convening Authority delayed a decision about the request and that’s where things have stood.