Punishments Given To Iraq War Resisters
This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.| War Resister | Country | Date Convicted | Convicted of | Sentence | Actual Prison Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Funk | United States | Sept. 6, 2003 | ”Unauthorized Absence” | 6 months | 6 months |
| Camilo Mejia | United States | May 21, 2004 | ”Desertion” | 12 months | 9 months |
| Abdullah William Webster
( Amnesty International “Prisoner of Conscience” ) |
United States | June 3, 2004 | ”failing to obey commands from superior
and missing brigade’s movements” |
14 months | 11 months |
| Kevin Benderman | United States | July 2005 | ”Missing Movement by Design,” “Desertion with Intent to Avoid Hazardous Duty” | 15 months | 13 months |
| Malcolm Kendall-Smith | UK | April 13, 2006 | ”Refusal to obey a legal order” | 8 months plus fine, etc. | 2 months plus other penalties |
| Agustin Aguayo
( Amnesty International "Prisoner of Conscience") |
United States | March 6, 2007 | ”Desertion” | 7 months | |
| Ryan Jackson | United States | May 30, 2008 | ”Desertion” | 100 days | |
| ***James Burmeister
(Returned to the US without being given a deportation order.) |
United States | July 16, 2008 | ”Desertion” | 9 months | 3 months and 10 days |
| ***Robin Long
(Applied for legal status, but was given a deportation order) |
United States | Aug 22, 2008 | "Desertion with the intent to stay away permanently" | 15 months | 12 months |
| Tony Anderson | United States | Nov 17, 2008 | "Desertion" | 14 months | |
| ***Daniel Sandate (imprisonment began July 16, 2008; ended January 20, 2009)
(Did not apply for legal status; was deported) |
United States | Nov 17, 2008 | "Desertion" | 8 months | 6 months |
| ***Clifford Cornell
(Applied for legal status, but was given a deportation order) |
US | April 29, 2009 | "Desertion" | one year, later reduced to 11 months | 11 months (Released Jan 16, 2010) |
"***" – Was in Canada as an Iraq war resister
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