Sentences with phrase «of courts martial»

Curiously, perhaps, given the small number of courts martial, there are well over thirty of these appeal judges.

On the morning of that day [April 9] between five and six o'clock the prisoners, among them Admiral Canaris, General Oster, General Thomas and Reichgerichtsrat Sack were taken from their cells, and the verdicts of the court martial read out to them.

The speech read by the Acting GOC at the inauguration of the court martial reads, «Following the directive from Army Headquarters (AHQ) that a standing General Court Martial (GCM) be set up for Op Lafiya Dole to try offences committed by personnel within the Theatre of Operation, I issued a Convening Order for a GCM on 5 August 2016 and the members were directed to assemble today at this venue for the formal inauguration of the GCM.

The acting General Commanding Officer of the 7 Division Brigadier General V Ezeugwu, said at the inauguration of the panel on Wednesday that the purpose of the court martial was to let the nation and the international community be aware that even in the face of carrying out its work it adheres to the best practices.

Only the threat of a court martial and the loss of his army pension persuades him to reconsider.

Under threat of court martial, he escorts dying Chief Yellow Hawk (Wes Studi) and his family from the cell they have been in for seven years to Montana.

Many experienced criminal defense lawyers would agree the majority of a court martial is devoted to the prosecution's case.

The applicants have challenged the constitutionality of the National Defence Act and the jurisdiction of the court martial in such circumstances.

Not exact matches

The law also requires a civilian review when commanders decline to prosecute, requires dishonourable discharge or dismissal for those convicted, eliminate the statute of limitations for courts - martial in rape and sexual assault cases and criminalizes retaliation against victims who report an assault.

CORRECTION, 10:20 p.m. Nov. 5, 2017: An earlier version of this story said Devin Kelley received a dishonorable discharge after a court - martial.

Manning chatted with Assange about a technique to crack a password so Manning could log on to a computer anonymously, and that conversation, which came up during Manning's court - martial, could be used as evidence that WikiLeaks went beyond the role of publisher or journalist.

Interesting that this article appears the same week that Obama's Department of Defense announced that Christians that share the gospel may be subject to courts martial.

There was a lot of hullaballoo yesterday over a number of media outlets reported that the Pentagon was moving to court martial service members who share their faith.

And six months after the Democratic Party took control of both houses of Congress, the prison at Guantánamo Bay was still open and conducting drumhead courts martial of the prisoners held there; the CIA was still using «enhanced interrogation techniques» on prisoners in foreign jails; illegal intrusions into the privacy of American citizens continued unabated; and, more than fifty years after the CIA was founded, it continues to operate under, at best, the most perfunctory congressional oversight.

Punishment by court - martial is not a form of vengance.

On Wednesday a press conference was conducted with the cold efficiency of a court - martial, and one sheet of paper was handed out to the media.

Tilelli's knack for finding trouble made the threat of court - martial the least of his worries.

Reminds me of dimwit George presentlng the defence case for Captain Blackadder in that court martial scene — sitting down quite chuffed with himself after an abysmally inept effort.

As a soldier, he was wrongly court - martialed on attempted murder and other charges just four months after returning home from Vietnam a hero; yet he remains the most fervent of patriots.

I'd obviously rather not have someone in any position of influence or authority having thoughts like these in his head, but you can't court - martial a man for thinking.

There is an administrative separation process to allow the military to get rid of an officer who hasn't done anything court martial - worthy, but it takes time and isn't always the most appropriate move.

The architect of the uprising, Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings, was arrested and hauled before a court martial, but before the dust could settle on the issue, a group of officers and men from the Ghana Armed Forces, on June 4, 1979, seized the reins of power and ousted the SMC.

In the case of the Sutherland Springs church mass shooting in Texas last November, the U.S. Air Force acknowledged it should have provided information to the FBI that the shooter was previously convicted by a general court - martial for domestic assault.

That report revealed that of nearly 500 sex crime allegations, only 24 % went to courts - martial at that base.

I was actually made an honorary lieutenant colonel when I was doing court - martials [sic] when I was a barrister and so I have a certain amount of experience of the military there.»

The NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Olatokunbo Adesanya, confirmed the court - martial, adding that it would «take place shortly.»

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai, Tuesday ordered the establishment of standing court martial to try any officers who show partisanship.

He said: «Even though I am not a military officer, but I know that there is what us called orderly room trial or court martial, which military men who erred in the performance of their duties are made to go through.

Inaugurating the court martial at the military media center in Maiduguri, the Acting General Officer Commanding 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, Brigadier Victor Ezugwu, advised the president of the court and its members against unnecessary adjournments, while ensuring that justice is seen to be done to all parties.

Details of names the soldiers involved in the court martial were kept from the media as sources said that until the court martial concludes its sitting, it would not want to reveal the names as the soldiers were still undergoing trial.

Following alleged involvement in dealing and selling of arms and ammunition to enemies of the nation, twenty soldiers comprising four officers and sixteen men of the Nigerian army have been arraigned before a court martial over charges of sabotage and conspiracy.

Americans took notice of Wikileaks in 2013 when Chelsea Manning, an Army whistleblower, was court - martialed and put in prison for releasing nearly 750,000 sensitive United States documents to Wikileaks.

He was cleared of manslaughter in his 2006 court martial, however, while six others were fully acquitted.

Recall that Buratai had ordered the establishment of standing court martial to try any officers who show partisanship.

Lance Corporal Hassan Adam has been handed over a seven - year jail term by the general court martial (GCM) of the Nigerian Army after found guilty of manslaughter on Wednesday.

Kelley was court - martialed and convicted of domestic violence in 2012 at Holloman AFB in Alamogordo, New Mexico, where he was a logistics readiness specialist, an Air Force spokeswoman said.

«Even though I am not a military officer, but I know that there is what us called orderly room trial or court martial, which military men who erred in the performance of their duties are made to go through.

The mortal remains of the military officer who died in a car crash with Ghanaian dancehall artiste Ebony, will face court - martial, credible sources at the Ghana Armed Forces have told 3news.

He said, «The court - martial is to achieve timely and quick dispensation of justice within the framework provided in relevant statute books.

The Nigerian Army on Wednesday constituted a court - martial for offenders in the counter-insurgency warfare in the North - East area of the country.

Court - martialed and stripped of his rank, Irwin has been sentenced to the maximum - security military prison, which is run with an iron fist by its warden, Colonel Winter.

During their subsequent court - martial, each gives his differing account of what he saw, which all seem impossible to believe.

They explore just a SMIDGEN of his past and throw the idea in the air that whatever Nick did would get him a court - martialed.

When Captain John Blocker (Bale) is forced to accept the mission of escorting Cheyenne Chief Yellow Hawk (Studi) and his family back to their home, he almost chooses being court martialed instead.

When he is assigned the task of escorting dying Cheyenne prisoner, Chief Yellow Hawk (Wes Studi) to his Montana homeland as a last wish, Blocker is so furious that he almost refuses and risks court martial.

Cioca's superiors told her that she would be court - martialed for lying if she went forward with her case; almost all of the film's seven subjects recall similar threats of retaliation.

Some of the accusers were themselves court - martialed.

RULES OF ENGAGEMENT William Fried kin's court - martial drama about a Yemen massacre takes on additional interest because the main character, a fiery - eyed Marine combat hero (Samuel L. Jackson), is presented as a believably flawed man.

The film focuses on a team of court - martialed maniacs coerced into forming a squad bent on suicide to destroy the Nazi machine of war.

Among the fine supporting cast, Ben Foster stands out as a prisoner picked up along the way and headed for a court martial for wiping out a group of Native Americans, as does Rory Cochrane as Metz, a haunted associate of Blocker's.