11.  Because of the shortage, only the most urgent cases were being dealt with and smaller cases and paperwork were piling up, officials said.

12.  Faceless judges were deciding smaller cases such as simple illegal weapons possession.

13.  However, the tribunal has been so overwhelmed with indictments that it has repeatedly allowed local courts to try smaller cases.

14.  Many had thought the president would try to first chalk up early successes by solving smaller cases, building up momentum before tackling big ones.