Navy Seal accused of killing an ISIS prisoner claims he’s being set up by investigators trying to boost their own careers

The brother of a Navy Seal officer alleged to have killed an injured ISIS prisoner of war in Iraq has accused those investigating the case of trying to advance their own careers.

Edward Gallagher is currently being held in a military prison in California amid accusations he repeatedly plunged a knife into the wounded body of a young ISIS fighter and fired sniper rounds at innocent civilians in Iraq.

Now his brother Sean Gallagher has criticized the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, saying they are trying to advance their own careers.

His remarks come as a military judge this week is preparing his recommendations on what charges Edward should face.

Edward Gallawyer, is a married father-of-three and a highly lauded special warfare operator who has racked up numerous awards during his eight tours of duty.

Sean Gallagher told Fox and Friends: ‘This investigation is not about justice and the truth, it’s about a win.

‘A SEAL is a shiny, golden nail where if you take them down it makes you look good,’ he added.

‘My brother represents what is best about this country. He fulfilled a family tradition that we have of joining the service.

‘If you were to imagine or create what a modern day war hero would be, it would be Eddie’.

Edward was in the process of transitioning to a non-combat advisory role for the Navy SEALs when he was taken into custody in September, according to his brother. Gallagher was planning to retire in the spring.

Prosecutors argued that Gallagher was detained for trying to intimidate witnesses to the crimes he is alleged to have committed.

However Sean tells Fox News claimed that his brother was expressing opinions in text messages to his friends, some who were contacted by the NCIS regarding the allegations against his brother.

The Navy has charged Chief Gallagher with premeditated murder, attempted murder and nearly a dozen other offenses, including obstruction of justice and bringing ‘discredit upon the armed forces’.

If he is convicted, he could spend the rest of his life in prison. Sean claimed that Navy seals serving under his brother ‘fabricated stories’ because they weren’t combat ready.

After his latest tour, fighting Islamic State militants in Iraq, he was named the top platoon leader in SEAL Team 7 and nominated for the Silver Star, the military’s third-highest honor.

He fought in Iraq and Afghanistan several times and has been a Navy Seal for 14 years.

A preliminary hearing was held last week at Naval Base San Diego to help determine whether the case will head to a trial.

Prosecutors presented accounts from several other SEALs in Chief Gallagher’s platoon describing his behavior as reckless and bloodthirsty.

They said he fired into civilian crowds, gunned down a girl walking along a riverbank and an old man carrying a water jug, and threatened to kill fellow SEALs if they reported his actions.

In May last year, Iraqi forces in Mosul caught an Islamic State fighter aged in his teens, who was left battered and bloody from the combat.

nvestigators allege while the teen was receiving medical treatment from SEAL medics, Gallagher walked up and stabbed him in his neck and side with a knife, killing the fighter.

Then, they say, he posed for photographs with the fighter’s body, holding his head in one hand and his blade in the other – and sent one of the images to a fellow SEAL with the caption: ‘I got him with my hunting knife’.

Source: Daily Mail