translate English to French: That court, which was in essence a military court, had imposed completely disproportionate penalties on the defendants, and over 700 inhabitants of Vieques were now serving sentences of between a few days and several months.
Le tribunal, qui était essentiellement un tribunal militaire, a frappé les accusés de peines disproportionnées et plus de 700 habitants de Vieques purgent actuellement des peines de prison allant de quelques jours à plusieurs mois.