Senator Gillibrand May 24, 2016 Press Conference to Reintroduce Military Justice Improvement Act

Date Posted: Friday, June 24, 2016

Category: Sexual Harassment/Assault/Trauma - National

Senator Gillibrand reintroduced the Military Justice Improvement Act along with other senators, Protect Our Defenders, Servicewomen's Action Network, Vietnam Veterans of America, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, and a survivor Samantha Jackson on May 24, 2016, which would take certain criminal offenses including sexual assault out of the military chain of command decision making process and instead, place these complex and difficult decisions in the hands of trained military legal professionals. The reintroduction is made in the context of misleading information the Pentagon provided at Congressional hearings last year. The information led Congress to believe that the military change of command has made significant improvements in the military justice system to ensure allegations of sexual assault were professionally addressed to include the elimination of retaliation against victims and that civilian legal entities were less willing than the military to prosecute sexual assault allegations. Current data reflects that prosecutions are stalled, the judicial process is rife with bias, and a lack of accountability and transparency. Senators continue to seek White House leadership.

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