Thursday, March 26, 2015

Military justice and police

Who is subject to court-martial jurisdiction? It's supposed to be only military personnel, but there are some places where police or gendarmes also fall under military jurisdiction. Somaliland is one, as witness this article describing the death sentence handed out to a police officer. Another perpetrator in the murder of a prominent businessman received a 10-year term.

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