OTTAWA — The Canadian Forces has launched the first internal review of the military justice system in generations and among the issues being looked at is whether all military sexual crimes should be handled by civilian courts. The military justice system has been under the microscope over the last two years following complaints that many sexual crimes committed by service members have been glossed over or ignored. But Col. Robert Holman, the Canadian Forces’ deputy judge advocate general for military justice, says that could change. And in the end, Holman said, it could find the current system is the best for the Canadian military. The military’s top prosecutor and the deputy commander of military police recently called for those changes to be implemented, saying they would help victims of military sexual offences.

Source: National Post October 09, 2016 20:48 UTC