Marine and Navy Judge Advocates want Congress to investigate Commandant

Marine Corps commandant accused of asserting unlawful influence
Stars and Stripes
By Chris Carroll
Published: October 25, 2013

A group of 27 retired and former Marine Corps and Navy judge advocates and officers are asking Congress to investigate allegations that Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James F. Amos used his power to improperly influence legal proceedings following a scandal that arose after a group of Marines were filmed urinating on the corpses of Taliban fighters in Afghanistan in 2011.

According to the letter, which was earlier this week in the Marine Corps Times, Amos and one or more senior legal advisers denied Marines due process, made misleading statements under oath and abused the legal discovery process. The co-signers said he also tried to “besmirch and disparage the reputation and career of the one Marine lawyer who, at great risk to his military career, did the right thing and reported all of this to the Inspector General of the Department of Defense.”

The letter was addressed to the chairmen of both the House and Senate armed services committees, and includes signatures from attorneys for some of the troops Amos is alleged to have wronged.
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