Tag: Military legal affairs
Rights group cites abuses by Venezuelan forces near Colombia
MEXICO CITY — Venezuelan security forces operating against Colombian rebels along the nations’ shared border have executed peasants, tortured and arbitrarily arrested people, and...
Panel: End commanders’ power to block military sex cases
WASHINGTON — A Pentagon panel is recommending that decisions to prosecute service members for sexual assault be made by independent authorities, not commanders, in...
Albania’s president harshly attacks PM ahead of Sunday polls
TIRANA, Albania — Albania’s president waded deep into the country's parliamentary election campaign Wednesday, accusing the left-wing government of running a “kleptocratic regime” and...
Czech, Russian envoys fly home amid depot explosion dispute
PRAGUE — The two Russian military agents believed to be behind a massive Czech depot explosion in 2014 likely targeted the ammunition, not the...
Grand jury to consider charges in death of Texas protester
AUSTIN, Texas — A grand jury will consider whether to bring charges against a man who drove into a crowd demonstrating in Austin against...
Mexico orders 30 marines to stand trial in disappearances
MEXICO CITY — Prosecutors in Mexico said Thursday a court has ordered 30 marines to stand trial in the cases of people who disappeared...
Syria rejects watchdog investigation into 2018 gas attack
DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria on Wednesday rejected as fabricated the results of an investigation by the global chemical weapons watchdog, which found “reasonable grounds...
Syria rejects watchdog investigation into 2018 gas attack
DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria on Wednesday rejected as fabricated the results of an investigation by the global chemical weapons watchdog, which found “reasonable grounds...
Mexico’s navy turns over 30 marines in disappearances cases
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s navy said Monday it turned 30 marines over to civilian prosecutors to face justice in the cases of people who...
Former soldiers charged in stabbing death of another soldier
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Two former soldiers have been indicted on charges including murder in the death of another soldier who was found stabbed to...