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CRIMEJun 25 · 05:00 UTCTHE GUARDIAN WORLDRob Evans, Harry Davies and Emine Sinmaz

How the US bypasses British courts to try its military over crimes in the UK

US military personnel stationed in the UK are tried in US courts martial for crimes committed there under an obscure 1951 agreement. A case involving a US fighter pilot who strangled a woman in England highlights growing scrutiny of this system, which handles even sexual assault and paedophilia cases through military trials.

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U.S. militaryorganizationUnited Kingdomplace1951 agreementtopiccourt martialtopicsexual assaulttopicpaedophiliatopicU.S. fighter pilotperson12,000 US personneltopic
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