71.   If convicted, the defendants face the death penalty.

72.   In Rwanda, defendants face the death penalty.

73.   It is rare for defendants to face execution when the alleged murder victim is missing.

74.   Kevin Maxwell faces two counts and the other defendants face just one.

75.   Local and foreign rights activists have criticized the hearings and say the defendants will not face justice.

76.   One other defendant also could face the death penalty.

77.   Prosecutor Nguyen Van Tu also said two other defendants should face the firing squad.

78.   Prosecutors accept that the defendants faced repression in Afghanistan, but say that does not justify the hijacking.

79.   Prosecutors had not announced their sought-for sentence, usually a good indication of the top penalty a defendant faces.

80.   Several defendants also face charges of selling cocaine and firearms possession.