1、CRS Legal Sidebar Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Legal SidebarLegal Sidebari i Unrest at the Capitol: Potential Violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice February 5, 2021 After the unrest at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, sources reported that current and former milit
2、ary servicemembers were among the participants in the unrest. These reports prompted several Members of Congress to ask the Department of Defense to investigate servicemembers participation and take disciplinary action. The military is investigating whether any active-duty servicemembers participate
3、d in the unrest, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff issued a memorandum condemning the “violent riot” and actions “that were inconsistent with the rule of law.” This Legal Sidebar examines potential violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), codified in Title 10 of the U.S. Code, those se
4、rvicemembers may have committed. The Sidebar begins by discussing which current and former servicemembers are subject to the UCMJ. It then examines offenses under the UCMJ that current or former servicemembers may have committed on January 6, 2021, including potential sentences for each offense. It
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