21. All the defendants were tried for disturbing public order by joining the illegal street rally. 22. Etete said the defendants were tried fairly and executed not for their rights and environmental campaigns but for plotting the murders of four local chiefs who disagreed with them. 23. Four defendants were tried in absentia. 24. Four defendants were tried in absentia after fleeing the country. 25. Human rights organizations have criticized using military courts to try civilian defendants. 26. If Pinochet refuses the test, that would leave Guzman facing the legal question of whether he can try a defendant without the required medical examination. 27. If granted, it is unlikely the pilots would come to Italy to face justice, though Italian law allows defendants to be tried in absentia. 28. In an unusual move, the defendants are being tried at the same time before two juries. 29. In its report, the U.N. mission recommended that the law either be repealed or defendants be tried by ordinary criminal courts. 30. Indonesian courts are allowed to try defendants for crimes committed against Indonesians in other countries. |