False accusations

Any person subject to military law who– (a) makes an accusation against any officer or soldier so subject, which he or she knows to be false or does not believe to be true; or (b) in making a complaint where he thinks himself wronged, makes a statement affecting the character of an officer or soldier so subject, which he or she knows to be false or does not believe to be true or willfully suppresses any material facts, commits an offence and, on conviction, is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or any less punishment provided by this Act.