Iraqi government plans to file charges against Blackwater employees
According to CNN.com, the Iraqi government does plan to file charges against the U.S. security company Blackwater, after a shooting last weekend that left 20 Iraqi civilians dead.
Iraqi government disputes the U.S. contractors statement that the event was provoked and they've got a videotape to prove it. Iraqi officials haven't confirmed how they're going to bring files against them.
Word that charges would be filed came as no surprise. One day after the shooting, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said his government would punish those responsible.
According to MSNBC, 11 people are dead and the case has been turned over to the Iraqi judiciary.
Interior Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Abdul-Karim Khalaf said Iraqi authorities had completed an investigation into the Sept. 20 shooting in Nisoor Square in western Baghdad and concluded that Blackwater guards were responsible for the deaths. He also said they're looking into six other cases involving Blackwater and says that they have an extensive criminal record.
The Blackwater is currently allowed to have contractors on Iraqi territory due to keeping the balance of security equal.