Biden backs changes in military sexual assault prosecution
Source: AP
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday put his stamp of approval on a long-debated change to the military justice system that would remove decisions on prosecuting sexual assault cases from military commanders.
Biden, however, is stopping short of backing a congressional effort to strip commanders of oversight of all major crimes.
The president formally approved more than two dozen recommendations made by an independent review commission on sexual assault in the military. The changes include a call to shift prosecution decisions on sexual assault cases to special victims' prosecutors outside of the chain of command and to remove the military’s sexual assault response coordinators and victims advocates from the command structure system.
“I look forward to working with Congress to implement these necessary reforms and promote a work environment that is free from sexual assault and harassment for every one of our brave service members," Biden said in a statement endorsing the recommendations by the commission.
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