Defence Minister Anita Anand says she has “accepted in full” a recommendation from a former Supreme Court justice that military sexual misconduct cases must be handled by civilians, not military investigators.
“I have accepted in full Madame Arbour’s recommendations to move the investigation & prosecution of sexual misconduct cases to the civilian system,” said Anand in a tweet on Thursday.
“The Canadian Armed Forces are working with federal, provincial & territorial partners to implement these interim recommendations.”
More to come.
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