The judiciary provides citizens with a fair and efficient judicial process, enforcing the law's provision for the right to a fair trial. The latter is the highest appeals court. When a preliminary judicial investigatory phase is completed, a suspect is formally charged if the evidence so warrants. Charges are clearly and formally stated, and there is a presumption of innocence. Military tribunals try military personnel for common law as well as military crimes.
All military tribunals consist of four officers and a civilian judge.
At the appellate level the civilian judge presides. The accused has the right of appeal to a higher military court. There were no reports of political prisoners. The law prohibits such practices, government authorities respect these prohibitions, and violations are subject to effective legal sanction. The law provides for these freedoms, and the Government respects these rights in practice.