Court Martial Lawyer – SC rules field court martial can’t try civilians
LAHORE: The Supreme Court has held that a field court martial is not a proper forum to try a civilian.
The court held this while accepting an appeal of one Ghulam Abbad, who challenged his conviction by a field court martial. Abbad was sentenced to 23 years imprisonment, four-and-a-half years ago on account of certain criminal charges resulting from a contract he had for supply of lubricant oil to a section of the army. In addition to him, several soldiers were also charged and convicted to four years imprisonment each.
He challenged his conviction before the Supreme Court on the claim that a military forum was not competent to try him. He also pleaded that the quantum of sentencing difference between him and the other accused despite the nature of the alleged offence being the same, which was unjust under law.
The court, accepting his plea, also held that the appellant had already been imprisoned for a period of time equivalent to that of the other accused and the civil court could not proceed against him.
Michael Waddington is a court martial lawyer – court martial attorney that defends military personnel worldwide as well as deployed civilian contractors subject to the UCMJ. He defends Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine, Coast Guard, and civilian contractor court martial cases. He has successfully defended military personnel as a court martial lawyer Army Navy Marine & Air Force court martials in Germany, England, Italy, Iraq, Kuwait, Korea, Okinawa, Japan, Yokota, and throughout the United States. military-defense-lawyer-recentcases.htm.
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