The Constitution provides for an independent judiciary, and the Government respects this provision in practice. 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.