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Debate in parliament in regards to the legitimacy of a military court martial.

Submitted on Thursday 16th March 2017

Published on Saturday 25th March 2017

Current status: Closed

Closed: Tuesday 2nd May 2017

Signatures: 63

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Debate in parliament in regards to the legitimacy of a military court martial.

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At least give accused service personnel the choice of court martial or trial by jury.
As the recent case of Marine A has shown, this archaic system of supposed justice is totally flawed. Service personnel need a right to trial by jury of their peers and not by a panel of serving officers.

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5 of 7 of the court martial panel found him guilty, if that were a civilian court this would be almost a third of the jury. The least he could expect would be a retrial normally.

Our brave service people are fighting for our freedom, but are prohibited a trial by jury unlike those they fight for.Typically the sentences are far in excess compared to their civilian counterparts, again is this a fair system, why should a service person receive a harsher penalty just because they wear a uniform?


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