2,000-Plus Sign Behenna Petition

More than 2,000 persons have signed a petition seeking a new trial for Lt. Michael Behenna, the Edmond 101st Airborne soldier convicted of killing an Al Qaida operative in Iraq despite evidence favorable to him that was withheld by military prosecutors.

The petition, posted at www.defendmichael.com, asks members of the state's congressional delegation and the Secretary of Defense for a new trial.

Yesterday, dozens of attorneys and prominent Oklahomans asked the Secretary of the Army to order a new trial based on the evidence that was withheld. That evidence came from the prosecution's own forensics expert, who was not called to testify and whose opinion was not shared with the military tribunal. It was revealed only after the trial was over.

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