US defense chief favors reform to how military prosecutes sex crimes ...Middle East

WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday he favors amending the Pentagon’s justice system to remove decisions about prosecuting sexual assault from the military chain of command.The Pentagon chief had appointed an independent commission to submit recommendations as to how best to deal with perpetrators of sexual violence in the armed forces, and how to prosecute them more effectively.He said in a statement he had received the recommendations of the panel and pledged to “work with Congress to amend the Uniform Code of Military Justice, removing the prosecution of sexual assaults and related crimes from the military chain of command.”The commission recommended including other

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