11.   The SJC majority ruled that the trials of the Amiraults were constitutionally flawed by special seating used for child witnesses that prevented the defendants from confronting their acccusers.

12.   Many of the indictments, however, are kept secret until the accused is arrested in order to prevent defendants from fleeing.

13.   The Hague-based U.N. war crimes tribunal keeps an unknown number of indictments secret until the accused is arrested in order to prevent defendants from fleeing.

14.   The same lack of money that prevented defendants from hiring attorneys may have also prevented them from posting bail, the study said.

15.   However, a Bahraini official later Thursday denied Manama had prevented the defendants from choosing their own lawyers.

16.   In at least two trials, Amnesty said, the court did nothing to prevent defendants being jeered by spectators.

17.   While the identities of witnesses could be concealed to the public, court officials note that the defendant is rarely prevented from seeing those who come before the court.