Military authorities will step up supervision to identify and prevent corruption through stricter auditing procedures under a newly issued regulation.

Any military officer's misbehavior uncovered by auditors must be transferred to justice departments for further prosecution, and sentencing may not be reduced to light administrative punishment such as reprimands, warnings or minor penalties, under the new rule.

The regulation requires auditors to establish cooperative and coordinated means of working with judicial authorities to exchange information related to corrupt activities in the military.