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Marine convicted of Afghan murder 'should be named' Marine convicted of Afghan murder named
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A Royal Marine who murdered an injured insurgent in Afghanistan should be publicly named, senior judges have ruled. A Royal Marine who murdered an injured insurgent in Afghanistan has been named as Sergeant Alexander Blackman.
The judges said two acquitted servicemen should also be named. Three senior judges sitting at the High Court in London lifted an anonymity order which prevented him from being identified.
Lord Chief Justice Lord Thomas, with Mr Justice Tugendhat and Mr Justice Holroyde, made the ruling in London. Arguments made for Blackman and other Marines in the case suggested their lives would be at "real and immediate" risk if their names were released.
The question of naming two other Royal Marines, against whom charges were dropped, will be decided at another hearing. But the judges upheld a decision to name him and two others.
On 8 November a court martial board found Blackman guilty of murdering a man in Helmand more than two years ago.
The anonymity order for the two other Marines, who were acquitted, will remain in place until the court publishes its full judgement and lawyers decide whether to appeal.
Lord Chief Justice Lord Thomas, sitting with Mr Justice Tugendhat and Mr Justice Holroyde, made the rulings at the High Court in London.
The question of whether to name two further Royal Marines, against whom charges were discontinued, will be decided at another hearing.