The Defense Department on Thursday officially rolled out a new policy for specialized and independent military lawyers to prosecute major crimes — including murder and sexual assault cases — across the armed services, shifting away from unit commanders who previously oversaw those efforts. Four new special trial counsel offices staffed with independent lawyers have opened in the Navy, Army, Air Force and Marine Corps. Those offices, which report directly to the secretaries of each military department, are assuming the responsibility for prosecuting crimes that previously fell under the purview of military commanders. Keeping cases within the chain-of-command had attracted criticism fr
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