Spicer defended the actions of his soldiers even when the jury convicted them of murder and the judge sentenced them both to life imprisonment on 10 February 1995, arguing that in the conditions applicable to the incident, they had legitimately believed their lives to be in peril.
Spicer defended the actions of his soldiers. The jury convicted them of murder. The judge sentenced them both to life imprisonment on 10 February 1995. They had legitimately believed their lives. This was in the conditions applicable to the incident. This was to be in peril. This was what the judge was arguing.