51.   Babar said the accused had passports from four different countries and that two had been extradited to Egypt, press reports said.

52.   By law, the accused has the right to a single, personal appeal before the court in a process that for the most part is conducted in writing.

53.   By rejecting the request, the ACB had not fulfilled the basic principle of law that accused must have the opportunity to cross examine his accusers, he added.

54.   Judge Maximiano Asuncion also said that under Philippines law, the accused has too many rights compared to the victim, who only has the right to be indemnified.

55.   Kayonga said the accused would have the right of appeal against sentence before another military tribunal.

56.   One accused was found not guilty, another case was dismissed over identification difficulties and the third was abandoned after the accused had a heart attack.

57.   The accused will have to report to authorities twice-weekly and is banned from leaving the country under bail conditions.

58.   The accused have all pleaded innocent.

59.   The accused have to answer allegations of plotting against the state and armed activities against the government when they appear in the dock at an as yet unspecified date.

60.   The accused have all pleaded not guilty.