Two German lawmakers urge greater control of criminal cases involving US troops
By JOHN VANDIVER | STARS AND STRIPES Published: January 14, 2021 STUTTGART, Germany — Two German lawmakers are calling for changes in an international treaty that leaves most criminal cases involving U.S. troops in the hands of the military justice system, saying local authorities should have more say in such matters. Federal parliamentarian Angelika Gloeckner and Rheinland-Pfalz state representative Daniel Schaeffner, both members of Germany’s Social Democratic Party, cited a German teen...
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