Court returns dismissed soldier to military post

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The Military Court ruled to cancel the decision by a majority of votes. Hürriyet photo

A lieutenant who was dismissed from his post because video footage surfaced of him having oral sex with a woman while in uniform has been returned to his post by a military court’s decision.

Naval Lieut. K.E.A. was dismissed from military duty in 2011 after a video of him having oral sex video was discovered during an investigation launched against a prostitution gang involving military members. He was recently returned to duty by the decision of the Military High Administrative Court.

In his petition K.E.A requested his dismissal from the army be cancelled and stated he was the aggrieved party in the case. “It is not possible to claim that a behavior against the discipline of the Turkish Armed Forces requires the dismissal of one from the Turkish Armed Forces without considering the behavior’s quality and quantity,” the court decision read.