US Navy chief Richard Spencer sacked over Seal case

US Defence Secretary Mark Esper has fired Navy chief Richard Spencer over his handling of a Navy Seal's case.

The case is related to Edward Gallagher, who was convicted for posing with a corpse in Iraq in 2017. For that, Gallagher was demoted, but President Donald Trump later reinstated his rank.

The President intervened in his case and



issued a pardon on November 15. He supported the decision of his Defence Secretary and announced that he will nominate US Ambassador to Norway Kenneth Braithwaite to replace Spencer.

In a statement, Mark Esper said he lost confidence in Spencer after finding out the navy chief had tried to end the dispute behind his back.