The Michigan congresswoman who pressed the Marine Corps to look into the March death of a recruit says she is going to visit the South Carolina training site this weekend to review changes the service has made in light of his death.
Rep. Debbie Dingell, a Democrat from Michigan, says in a statement from Washington that she believes the Marines have only taken the first step in helping 20-year-old Raheel Siddiqui’s family get the answers they deserve.
The Marine Corps said Thursday that Siddiqui committed suicide in March and that a culture of hazing and abuse existed in his unit. The service is looking into potential punishment for up to 20 officers and enlisted leaders.
Dingell said that, “as a young Muslim man, he truly understood the value of freedom of religion and all he wanted was to defend the ideals our nation holds dear.”
