UK: Anti-war soldier faces 10 years in jail

2009-11-16 | Lance Corporal Joe Glenton ... arrested last week. Photo: Getty Images

LONDON: A British soldier who faces up to 10 years in jail for speaking out against the war in Afghanistan will go before a military judge this week to discover if he will remain in an army jail while he awaits trial. In an escalation of the Ministry of Defence's legal action against him, Lance Corporal Joe Glenton, 27, was arrested and charged last week with five counts of disobeying lawful commands and standing orders in relation to his public opposition to the war expressed at an anti-war rally last month. MORE by ROBERT BOOTH http://www.uruknet.de/index.php?p=m60117&hd=&size=1&l=e Please also see: U.S.: Army Sends Infant to Protective Services, Mom to Afghanistan by Dahr Jamail http://globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=16083 Please click photo for clarity.