Army training Sir!*

**Borneo Post (online) reports that:

The case involving a senior army officer who allegedly abused an army personnel last month has been referred to the Attorney General’s (AG) Office, said Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Mancha Ata. . . .

In the post, the victim claimed that he was slapped on the left side of his face and kicked in the abdominal area by the senior officer, who is based in Sarawak.

The army statement said the incident may have happened during a training exercise.

For comparison, here is a link to a Marine Corps case just decided by the Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals--United States v. Kukharau.

* Excuse the reference to "Stripes."

** Borneo has several different flags, the one displayed is for Sarawak.

Shot case shot down

The Supreme Court of the United States yesterday denied certiorari in a case brought by 39 military chaplains over the COVID-19 mandatory vaccination program. The  U.S. Court of Appeals for the Amed Forces had ruled in 2023 that the chaplains' case was moot because the mandate had been revoked.

Today in history

Commander Maurice William Bailward was charged with negligently stranding Submarine L25 in the Needles Channel at a Naval Court Martial in Portsmouth on 29th April 1924 – 100 years ago today.

Island Echo, 29 April 2024.

R v Edwards, 2024 SCC 15: A view from the cheap seats

In advance of Tuesday's Town Hall to discuss the judgment of the Supreme Court of Canada in R v Edwards, your faithful Canadian correspondent offers a few observations for your consideration:

Rory Fowler, "R v Edwards, 2024 SCC 15 … Meh …" (29 April 2024) online: Law Office of Rory G Fowler, Blog < http://roryfowlerlaw.com/r-v-edwards-2024-scc-15-meh/ >

Not military justice, but . . .

LTC Dan Maurer has an excellent article, The Department of Defense's In Extremis Legal Challenges During Modern Warfare, in the Lieber Institute's Articles of War series. He identifies three principles and four imperatives, packing a lot into a brief essay.