US military drops charge against Army chaplain

The US Military on Friday dropped all criminal charges against Muslim Army chaplain Captain James Yee, who ministered to Guantanamo Bay prisoners, marking the final collapse of the espionage case against him.

Miami-based US Southern Command said the Army abandoned charges of mishandling classified information, as well as lesser charges of adultery and storing pornographic material on a government computer, stemming from Yee’s work at the US naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. In all, the military had brought six counts against Yee.

Army Major General Geoffrey Miller dismissed the charges, citing national security concerns that would arise from the release of the evidence, Southern Command said. —(Reuters)