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He added that Kelly's conduct "brings discredit upon the armed forces and will be addressed appropriately".

This is a notable and perhaps sobering parallel, but it does not necessarily discredit contemporary psychiatry, as Ms. Antonetta seems to imply.

Chechen officials have consistently denied these allegations, complaining of fabrications aimed at discrediting the region.

He added he believed there was an effort to "discredit" him among opposition groups on the council.

While Mr Sullivan later retracted his confessions, the police and prosecution also relied on bite mark evidence, a now widely discredited field of forensic science.