Eight US officers face punishment after Fort Hood massacre 15/01/2010 - 09:44:59
A Pentagon inquiry into the case of the alleged Fort Hood shooter, blamed for killing 13 people, could lead to punishment of up to eight Army officers, a US official said.
Defence Secretary Robert Gates was expected to refer findings on the officers to the Army for further inquiry and possible punishment.
The report on what went wrong in the case of Army Major Nidal Hasan, who is accused in the shootings, is expected to be released today.
The official said a Pentagon inquiry finds fault with five to eight supervisors who knew or should have known about the shortcomings and erratic behaviour of the shooting suspect. Hasan is accused of the massacre at the Texas Army base on November 5.
The officers supervised Hasan when he was a medical student and during his early work as an Army psychiatrist at Walter Reed Army Medical Centre.
