Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Retirees and free speech

A retired Pakistani general who had the temerity to co-author a book with an Indian counterpart has challenged his court-martial in the Islamabad High Court, according to this report. Nations that extend military jurisdiction to retirees officers at time use it to repress free speech. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has condemned the practice.

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