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SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - A Navy SEAL platoon leader court-martialed on war crimes charges was released by a military judge from base confinement in San Diego on Thursday, less than two weeks before he is due to go on trial.
The Navy captain presiding over the case ordered Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher freed from custody at the end of a five-hour pre-trial hearing on several defence motions based on accusations of prosecutorial misconduct.
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(Reporting by Marty Graham in San Diego; Editing by Leslie Adler)
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