GEORGIA CODE (Last Updated: August 20, 2013) |
Title 38. MILITARY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS |
Chapter 2. MILITARY AFFAIRS |
Article 5. CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE |
Part 10. PUNITIVE PROVISIONS |
Section 38-2-538. Misconduct as prisoner of war
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- Any person subject to this article who, while in the hands of the enemy in time of war:
(1) For the purpose of securing favorable treatment by his captors, acts without proper authority in a manner contrary to law, custom, or regulation to the detriment of others of whatever nationality held by the enemy as civilian or military prisoners; or
(2) While in a position of authority over such persons, maltreats them without justifiable cause
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
Ga. L. 1955, p. 10, § 60.101.