Army also claims giving purple heart to the victims would unduly influence the jury. However, Hassan admits to the shooting to defend the Taliban.... I don't even get why this is going to trail (judge refuse the guilty plea)...
Article 133 of the UCMJ addresses "conduct unbecoming an officer...".
Article 92 - "Failure to obey order or regulation".
Since Hassan refuses to shave his beard, the articles above should be reason for separate counts for a quick court-martial which could reduce him in rank, pay, and a possible less than Honorable discharge. Without reading the entire UCMJ, does it allow for concurrent court-martial, including the murder charge?
I just don't get how the military judicial system works anymore. How could it take this long for Hassan to get to trial with SO many witnesses and a confession, and why has he not been charged with the above UCMJ violations?
BTW, a commissioned officer cannot be reduced to an E-1...that is an enlisted rating. However, he could be reduced to Ensign which is the lowest officer rank in the Navy.
This is just obscene and is a slam-dunk case of murder/terrorism in the name of allah, as the POS yelled out while killing our soldiers. I wonder if the military judicial system has been so corrupted by flag officers that are too close to the civilian politicians who need this to remain a "workplace incident". I believe this to be another Obama scandal - Commander-in-Chief. How else can you explain it? JAG experts???