The U.S. military has announced the court-martial of a soldier accused of murdering an Afghan civilian last year. Connecticut National Guard Sergeant Derrick Miller is accused of fatally shooting Atta Mohammad in the head after taking Mohammad from his home and beating him. Atta Mohammad’s son, Yar Mohammad, described the attack on his father.

Yar Mohammad: “An American soldier took him away from home into the bathroom. God knows what happened inside the bathroom, but there were clear signs of punching on his face, and his clothes were torn up. He was shot with a pistol in the head. We demand his trial. We have been assured that he is in jail and there will be a court case. We want him punished for the crime he committed. He must be punished.”

Nadir Nadiry of the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission praised the court-martial but said many killings of Afghan civilians are going unpunished.

Nadir Nadiry: “We are closely following the process of the proceedings of the trial, and we hope that no wrongdoing to remain. We are still very concerned, seriously concerned, about the high number of civilians being killed in this conflict in the year that have passed. We have had from the total number of more than 2,300 civilians losing their lives.”