The United States Army is giving the boot to a decorated Green Beret after he pushed an Afghan police commander who was accused of raping a boy then beating up his mother after she spoke up about it — according to a report from Fox News.

Sgt. 1st Class Charles Martland — who earned a Bronze Star and was even once “praised” by then General David Petraus — is the career Special Forces soldier who no longer has a job.

The eye-opening, shocking firing is starting to garner a lot of attention, and with good reason. Congress is among them: Rep. Duncan Hunter (a Republican representing San Diego County in California) recently wrote to Defense Secretary Ash Carter about overturning the decision to get rid of Martland.

“I am once again dismayed by the Army’s actions in this case,” he wrote.

Probably didn’t have to make it a broader accusation about the functionality of the everyday goings-on of the Army, but okay.

More on this controversial/maddening case from Fox News:

Martland is described by many of his teammates as the finest soldier they have ever served alongside.

But his Army career changed course during his second deployment to Afghanistan in 2011. After learning an Afghan boy was raped and his mother beaten, Martland and his team leader confronted a local police commander they had trained, armed and paid with U.S. taxpayer dollars. When the man laughed off the incident, they physically confronted him.

They were punished by the Army at the time — but why exactly Martland is now being discharged is a matter of dispute. Army sources cited his accolades, including being named runner-up for 2014 Special Warfare Training Group Instructor of the Year from a pool of 400 senior leaders in Special Forces, in questioning the decision.