Ah, strange bedfellows indeed. You know times are indeed "interesting" when a Russian ultranationalist pro-war blogger with three million followers laments Russia's lack of rule of law -- not because of war crimes committed by Russian service members in Ukraine; not due to Russia's violation of the United Nation's Charter in its unlawful war of aggression; and not due to the myriad disappearances and murders that the Russian State has been alleged to have orchestrated over the years.
Nope, this Russian ultranationalist finally misses the good 'ole rule of law because his favorite Russian general has just been sentenced to five years in a Russian penal colony by a Russian military court (hence the nexus to this Global Military Justice Reform site). This general's conviction on corruption charges, per this article, appears to be retaliation for his criticism of the top Russian brass (and/or perhap his popularity amongst his troops threatens those in power).
May this case be a reminder that ALL military courts -- by definition those part of a military justice system under the command and control of the military organization they are nested within, such as in the United States, which operates military courts unworthy of U.S. service members due to the system's lack of independence -- are uniquely susceptible (and frankly, seemingly prone) to transformation to vehicles of persecution instead of legitimate prosecution.
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