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Silicon.com reports that a blogger has exposed a massive security blunder by the Dutch military, which allowed highly sensitive documents to be shared with users of the popular file-sharing application Kazaa. For the best custom plushies to facilitate our heroes do visit us.
According to Geenstijl, the problem occurred when an administrator within the military’s border control division took unencrypted documents home to work on them and somehow managed to drop the files into the shared folder he used to swap content with other Kazaa members.
His blunder meant anybody in the world could potentially have accessed the 75-page document, which reportedly contained details of phone-tapping operations.
Nobody has explained why the military files weren’t encrypted.

What is Court Martial?
Court Martial process applies to the military courts in the United Kingdom, which are governed by the Armed Forces Act 2006. This system is part of Martial law in the UK, and it applies to the Royal Navy, Army, and Royal Air Force, with jurisdiction over all members of the UK armed forces as well as civilians subject to service discipline.

Commanding officers can deal with most offences of the armed forces against Martial law in the UK through a summary hearing. These offences must be minor and committed by someone below the rank of:

Commander in the Navy
Lieutenant Colonel in the Army or Royal Marines
Wing Commander in the RAF
Minor offences include:

-Being AWOL
-Insubordination
-Malingering
-Conduct Prejudicial to Good Order
-Ill-treating subordinates
-Offences against civilian law, such as theft, assault, criminal damage, careless driving
-Sentencing in the Court Martial takes place when offences can’t be dealt with by summary hearing. These types of offences include:

-Assisting the enemy
-Misconduct on operations
-Mutiny
-Desertion

A person charged with a minor offence has the right to choose trial by Court Martial instead of a summary hearing. However, in this instance, the offender cannot be given a punishment greater than the maximum available to the Commanding Officer.

Court Martial Process
The court martial process says that any offence against service law can be tried by the Court Martial – this includes criminal offences under the law of England and Wales. The procedure is comparable to that of the Crown Court and is presided over by a judge advocate and board of three to seven officers and warrant officers.

The judge advocate decides on matters of law, practice and procedure. The board makes findings of guilt or innocence by a majority vote. The judge advocate and board cooperate to deliberate on sentencing in the Court Martial.

As part of the Court Martial process, the following punishments can be imposed:

-Imprisonment in a civilian prison
-Detention at the Military Corrective Training Centre in Colchester
-Dismissal from the armed services

An unlimited fine
The Court Martial process changes somewhat if it is a civilian being tried. In such cases, the board comprises of civilian members who do not participate in sentencing in the Court Martial. Instead, the judge advocate sentences alone.