Moraes decides that STF is responsible for judging military personnel who committed crimes on 1/8 – 02/27/2023 – Power
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Minister Alexandre de Moraes established this Monday (27) competence of the STF (Federal Supreme Court) to prosecute and judge crimes committed in the coup acts of January 8, regardless of whether those investigated were civilians or military.
He also authorized the initiation of an investigative procedure, by the Federal Police, of possible crimes committed by members of the Armed Forces and Military Police related “to the attacks against democracy that culminated in the criminal and terrorist acts of January 8, 2023”.
There were doubts whether, in these cases, who would judge the military would be the Supreme Court or the Military Justice.
“The Military Penal Code does not protect the person of the military, but the dignity of the very institution of the Armed Forces competence ad institutionem, as peacefully decided by this Supreme Court when defining that the Military Justice does not judge ‘military crimes’, but ‘ military crimes'”, says the minister in his decision.
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