The National Institute of Military Justice released a scathing statement, slamming Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for his attack against Senator Mark Kelly.
The NIMJ, which identifies as an “independent, non-partisan body of military justice experts” that has been advocating for justice and fair administration in the armed forces since 1991, said that attacking military retirees, such as Kelly, who was a captain in the U.S. Navy, “creates the potential for targeted, abusive and politically motivated actions.”
“Secretary Hegseth’s zeal to have the military punish Senator Kelly is a worst-case scenario of this problem,” the organization wrote in its release, adding that they condemn “any attempt by military leaders to punish Senator Mark Kelly, a military retiree, for his speech.”
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