constancebay SG Just kindda curious to know.. If a MP(Military police) wants to charge you, can your officer like your CO etc overwrite the MP decision.. That means the MP want to charge you but your officer overwrite his decision and than you never get charged in the end. Is that possible?
sLeEpWaLkErInG SG imagine u kena charged by the police for drunk driving, can the MP for your GRC save your skin? MP are there to enforce the rules, well also depends simi charges lor.
trafox10 SG no. SAF personnels are subject to Military Law..including yr CO and officer. MPs are there to enforce the laws.
blitzonic SG If want to charge, must go up to the subordinate military court (under Legal Services of MINDEF). With less serious offenses, a MP will mostly refer on to the unit disciplinary officer for punishment, lah.
kiddyduck SG MP does not charge people.... They will book you and submit your offence to your unit.. then your unit SDO or JDO will consider whether to charge you... All charges can only be done by your own unit JDO/SDO/SC... MP are law enforcers... U AWOL.. they come and get u and see what ur CO wanna do with you...
^tamago^ SG On this point, if you AWOL for example, your JDO/SDO makes the decision on what punishment you will get, including the number of days of DB. If he decides for you to go SOL, the MP cannot do anything.
kiddyduck SG That is correct... The JDo or SDO will decide on the punishment... they have a set of guidelines to follow... Whatever the charge is, it will closely monitored by Legal Services...
constancebay SG Than if the MP want to charge let say a colonel who is the biggest fart in his unit, who do they submit the offence to since he is the highest ranking person in his unit?
constancebay SG That means if the legal services is not happy with the punishment that the JDO or SDO gives, they can overwrite their decision?
