Armed Forces Disciplinary Punishment Act Article 13

The punishment may be reduced at discretion or exempted whereas the level of all circumstances pertaining to a disciplinary offense thereof is not serious, and the circumstances of the commission of the offense are pitiable.The punishment may be reduced at discretion whereas the disciplinary offense thereof is not known and the offender surrenders himself/herself to the appropriate authority and is willing to be punished for the offense that is committed.