A court martial began today for a Canadian army captain charged in the death of a wounded Taliban insurgent.
Legal arguments are expected to take up the first two weeks of the trial.
Capt. Robert Semrau is charged in a death which occurred last October in Helmand province.
He was commanding soldiers in the British-controlled area when they were ambushed by Taliban forces.
After the attack was repulsed, a severely wounded insurgent was left behind on the battlefield.
The Crown says Capt. Semrau was the only person in the immediate vicinity of the wounded man before two shots rang out and the victim was found dead.