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Court Martial
It has been a long time since the society last discussed about the military court. We might feel it is not concerned to us. Or we simply believe that the military court, suspended by the Head of NCPO and his Article 44, was the end of the military jurisdiction. But the fact is that...
By Jayshendra Karunakaren
After a military coup in 1964, junta issued laws to repress civil and political rights. The Brazilian military court tried civilians, especially dissenters and critics of the regime. It consisted of both military and civilian actors. Civil society groups...
By Jayshendra Karunakaren
The military coup against the elected Salvador Allende’s Popular Unity government in 1973 occurred due to the government’s radical political reform efforts in reforming the legislature and in nationalising major industries. The military tribunals...
The three types of Courts-Martial are still enforcing on cases against military personnel including Chelsea Manning and widely debated Bergdahl. While after 9-11, the US Congress authorized military commission to try, without due process, suspects of terrorism including the cases occurred...
The government of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) issued an announcement No. 37/2014 that put civilians suspected of offences related to national security to be tried under military courts. The announcement was enacted for over two years, and has been revoked by the...
