Egypt continues to misuse military courts to try civilians. This time it involved 17 people convicted in connection with attacks on Coptic Christians.
The New York Times has the story
here. Excerpt:
Amnesty International said in a statement on Thursday that all personnel in military courts, including judges and prosecutors, are serving members of the military who report to the Minister of Defense and are untrained in the rule of law or fair-trial standards.
Sara el-Sherif, of the Egyptian group No Military Trials for Civilians, said defendants in military courts typically had no access to their lawyers, who themselves could not view the case files. “Military trials take injustice a step further beyond lousy civilian trials,” she said.
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