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title: O.C.G.A. § 38-2-1093. Cruelty and maltreatment of others under one’s command.
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# O.C.G.A. § 38-2-1093. Cruelty and maltreatment of others under one’s command.

Any person subject to this article who is guilty of cruelty toward, or oppression or maltreatment of, any person subject to his or her orders shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

## History

Code 1981, § 38-2-1093, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 753, § 1/HB 98.

## U.s. Code.

For similar provision in Uniform Code of Military Justice, see 10 U.S.C. § 893.