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divdiv class=story-body readability=40 span class=story-date#13; span class=date7 November 2013/span#13;span class=time-textLast updated at /spanspan class=time10:35 ET/span#13; #13;/span#13;#13; #13;#13;#13; #13; #13; #13; #13; p class=introduction id=story_continues_1A recording of a conversation between three Royal Marines as they allegedly murdered a captured Afghan insurgent has been released by a judge./p#13; pIn the clip, recorded on one marine's helmet-mounted camera, a gunshot is heard, then groans from the insurgent. /p#13; pThe prosecution at the court martial says the shooting was in effect an execution./p#13; pThe trio, Marines A, B and C, deny murdering the man while on duty in Helmand province in 2011./p#13; pMarine A is accused of shooting the man, while Marines B and C are said to have been party to the killing. /p#13; pstrongWarning: the transcript of the exchange below contains extremely strong language./strong/p#13; pJudge Jeff Blackett, judge advocate general, had ruled that the video capturing the incident should not be released because it could be used as propaganda by terrorists. /p#13; !-- Embedding the audio player --#13;!-- This is the embedded player component --#13;#13;#13; #13; #13;#13;#13;#13;!-- wwrights check --#13;!-- Empty country is used on test environment --#13;#13;#13;#13;div class=audioInStoryC#13; div id=emp-24852396-2008 class=emp#13; #13; #13; noscript#13; div class=warning readability=1#13; img class=holding src=http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/70968000/jpg/_70968744_70968743.jpg alt=Royal Marine in silhouette/pstrongPlease turn on JavaScript./strong Media requires JavaScript to play./p#13; /div#13; /noscript#13; #13; !-- embedding script --#13; #13; /div#13; #13; #13; #13;#13;/div#13;!-- end of the embedded player component --#13;#13;!-- Player embedded -- pBut he ruled that the audio could be published as the panel retired to consider the case after two weeks of evidence./p#13; pThe six minutes and 24 seconds of footage shows the Royal Marine patrol stood waiting outside a field of tall crops, with an Apache helicopter audible overhead./p#13; pThey can be heard swearing and complaining about their task of carrying out a damage assessment after the helicopter attack./p#13; pThe court martial heard the insurgent had been shot at with 139 30mm anti-tank rounds but was still alive - albeit seriously injured - when discovered by the patrol./p#13; pMarines A and C are seen scouting out the field and locating the Afghan before calling the others over./p#13; pAs Marine B walks towards them, the camera captures its first shot of the insurgent - lying on the ground, covered in blood. The patrol drags the man across the field and into a wooded area nearby. /p#13; pThe film shown to the court shows Marine A shooting the Afghan prisoner with a 9mm pistol at close range before saying: There you are. Shuffle off this mortal coil... It's nothing you wouldn't do to us./p#13; pProsecutors allege he then turned to his comrades and said: Obviously this doesn't go anywhere, fellas. I just broke the Geneva Convention./p#13; pThe transcript of the recording includes:/p#13; pDo you want him back in?/p#13; pI want him back in here so I can see what I'm ****ing doing./p#13; p[Movement]/p#13; pErr, anybody want to do first aid on this idiot?/p#13; pNo/p#13; pNope./p#13; pCould put one in his head if you want? Take your pick./p#13; p[Laughter]/p#13; pNot in his head because that will be ****ing obvious./p#13; pMarine A told the court martial in Bulford, Wiltshire, that he believed the man was already dead when he fired the shot./p#13; pThe court heard the incident occurred after a patrol base came under attack from small arms fire from two insurgents./p#13; pThe case has been adjourned until Friday./p#13; /div/divbrbrcentera href=http://www.wizardrss.comPowered By WizardRSS.com/a | a href=http://www.wizardrss.comFull Text RSS Feed/a | a href=http://www.amazon.com/RFID-Blocking-Cards-Identity-Protector/dp/B00CJHZLEWRFID/a | a href=http://www.wpzonbuilder.comAmazon Affiliate/a/center