Are grand jury proceedings usually open to the public or not? Thought so. Art 32 is a grand jury proceeding in a military court.
Due process is due process. Then hang him.
Article 32 hearings are only similar to grand jury proceedings if you are a reporter trying to explain things you don’t really understand. They both determine whether there is sufficient grounds for a further trial (court martial in the case of the military). However, article 32 hearings were always open to any member of the command in my 20 years in the Navy. Most people just had other obligations at the time they were held, or had no interest in the event. One summer, 30 or so of us Midshipmen on a training cruise were ordered to be at an Article 32 hearing as a training event. Not a very exclusive event.
Article 32 hearings are only similar to grand jury proceedings if you are a reporter trying to explain things you don’t really understand. They both determine whether there is sufficient grounds for a further trial (court martial in the case of the military) and an Article 32 hearing can result in punishment, unlike a grand jury outcome. However, article 32 hearings were always open to any member of the command in my 20 years in the Navy. Most people just had other obligations at the time they were held, or had no interest in the event. One summer, 30 or so of us Midshipmen on a training cruise were ordered to be at an Article 32 hearing as a training event. Not a very exclusive event.