In a first for the Army, a new specialized legal team is prosecuting the service's most egregious criminal cases, including a soldier based in Okinawa, Japan, who was convicted of the rape and sexual assault of two victims in California and South Korea earlier this month.
In a first for the Army, a new specialized legal team is prosecuting the service's most egregious criminal cases, including a soldier based in Okinawa, Japan, who was convicted of the rape and sexual assault of two victims in California and South Korea earlier this month.
Four independent military prosecution offices created by Congress have invoked their authority in the past two months to take the decision-making in 2,649 courts-martial from generals and admirals.