Complex sentence: A military court in Turkey accused Djemal of persecuting Arab subjects of the Empire, and sentenced him to death "in absentia"; despite this, the courts were considered a "travesty of justice" by the Allied Powers.
Split into simpler sentences: A military court in Turkey accused Djemal of persecuting Arab subjects of the Empire, and sentenced him to death "in absentia". But these courts were considered "travesty of justice" by the Allied Powers.