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The Supreme Court of Pakistan's Constitutional Bench has remarked about the legal and constitutional complexities surrounding the trials of civilians in military courts over their alleged involvement in the May [...]

Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail on Wednesday raised critical questions regarding the necessity of amending the Constitution to conduct trials of terrorists in military courts. Justice Mandokhail inquired why military trials [...]

Islamabad -- The Supreme Court's (SC) constitutional bench raised questions regarding whether the entry of people into the Corps Commander's House on May 9 constituted a security breach and whether [...]

A Ugandan military court has ruled that prominent opposition figure Kizza Besigye can be tried on the charge of treachery, for which he could face the death penalty if convicted. [...]

Justice Jamal Mandokhail remarked that the Army Act mentions several crimes, and according to the Act, all these crimes apply to military officers. Justice Mandokhail gave these remarks during the [...]

A three-judge appeals panel will decide whether the plea deal Khalid Shaikh Mohammed reached to avoid a death-penalty trial remains valid. A federal appeals court on Thursday temporarily halted a [...]

Islamabad -- Justice Musarrat Hilali of the Supreme Court remarked that the trial of the civilians is being held by expanding powers. 'If a civilian disputes a checkpoint, where will [...]

Tanzania, Jan. 7 -- One of the lawyers representing veteran Ugandan opposition politician Dr Kizza Besigye has been arrested at the General Court Martial, where he had gone to represent [...]

A United States military appeals court has denied an effort by Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin to throw out possible (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11/7/us-reinstates-plea-deals-for-khalid-sheikh-mohammed-other-9-11) plea deals for the alleged mastermind of the attacks on [...]

Byline: QAZI JAMSHED SIDDIQUI-Lahore The sentencing of 25 individuals involved in the May 9 riots by military courts has unsurprisingly sparked criticism from familiar quarters. Every such argument that is [...]

Information Minister Attaullah Tarar has stated that attackers on military installations will be tried in military courts and urged the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf to refrain from politicising or disputing the matter. [...]

Islamabad, Pakistan - The recent sentencing of 25 civilians by a military court in Pakistan drew sharp criticism from the United States on Monday, which accused the proceedings of lacking [...]

The military courts have awarded punishments to 25 individuals involved in the May 9, 2023, attacks on state installations. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a statement said, 'Field General [...]

The Field General Court Martial has handed down punishment to 25 civilians over blatant acts of violence, including attack on military installations, on May 9, 2023. On 13 December 2024, [...]

Pakistan has jailed 25 civilians over attacks on military facilities that followed the arrest of former Prime Minister (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/6/pakistans-imran-khan-warns-of-civil-disobedience-amid-legal-woes-protests) Imran Khan in 2023. The military's public relations wing confirmed the [...]

Islamabad -- The Supreme Court Justice Jamal Mandokhail raised a question during the hearing of the civilian trials in military courts, asking, 'How can an individual not part of the [...]

Islamabad -- A Constitutional bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday rejected the request to postpone the hearing of cases related to military courts until the decision on [...]

Byline: Karen Middleton Political editor The federal government will establish an independent inquiry into sexual violence in the Australian military and ensure serving personnel convicted of sex offences in either [...]

Prominent Ugandan opposition politician Kizza Besigye has appeared in a military court in Kampala after his wife said he had been kidnapped in neighbouring Kenya. Besigye, 68, a doctor and [...]

Kizza Besigye, a former presidential candidate, went missing over the weekend as he visited the Kenyan capital, reappearing days later in military custody back in Uganda. A prominent Ugandan opposition [...]

Byline: Missy Ryan The Pentagon will appeal a military judge's ruling that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin did not have the power to throw out plea deals reached earlier this year [...]

BEIJING, January 18, 2025 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has extended Spring Festival greetings to the country's military veterans. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party [...]

BEIJING, China -- The following information was released by the State Council of the People's Republic of China: Chinese President Xi Jinping has extended Spring Festival greetings to the country's [...]

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A prominent opposition figure in Uganda will stand trial on the serious charge of treachery, a military court ruled Tuesday, escalating the legal trouble Kizza Besigye [...]

Byline: Muhamadi Matovu The National Unity Platform (NUP) has condemned the military's attack on a lawyer during a court session, calling it a brutal and unjustified act. The party stated [...]

Byline: Shamim Nabakooza The General Court Martial has has sentenced lawyer Eron Kiiza to nine months in prison for what it termed as 'gross professional misconduct'. Mr Kiiza, one of [...]

Byline: Shamim Nabakooza Lawyers Martha Karua, Erias Lukwago, and Sam Muyizi were summoned to Buganda Road Court to expedite the signing of key documents by the Acting Chief Registrar, with [...]

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- The following information was released by the Government of Pakistan: Parliamentary Secretary for Information and Broadcasting, Barrister Danyal Chaudhry, uphold military courts as essential for prosecuting the […]

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United States and the United Kingdom have expressed deep concern over the recent handing down of convictions by Pakistani military courts to 25 civilian supporters of [...]

Pakistan military courts have convicted and sentenced 25 people for involvement in pro-Imran Khan unrest last year, the armed forces said Saturday, with the majority handed decade-long prison terms. Ex-prime [...]

NEW YORK, December 18, 2024 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The United States has repatriated a Kenya man held for 17 years without charge at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo [...]

Byline: Julius Kitone President Museveni's recent defense of trying civilians in military courts has sparked criticism from legal minds and human rights advocates. They argue that this approach undermines fundamental [...]

Kampala -- President Yoweri Museveni has written a missive in support of the trial of civilians in military courts. He argued that Court Martials have brought peace to the country [...]

Byline: Muhamadi Matovu President Museveni has defended the trial of civilians in the military court martial, stating that the practice has played a significant role in stabilising Uganda by swiftly [...]

Byline: Shamim Nabakooza This ruling is expected to have significant implications for Uganda's military justice system, reinforcing the independence of military courts and delineating their separation from the civilian judicial [...]

Byline: Aurore Teta Ufitiwabo Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente has called on the newly appointed officials of Rwanda's military courts to embrace technology to enhance efficiency in delivery of justice. He [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the U.S. Department of State: Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State The Department of State is designating four nationals from the Democratic [...]

Byline: Shamim Nabakooza Court proceedings are expected to begin at 10am, but the legal team representing Besigye and Lutale, led by Martha Karua, is yet to arrive. A heavy military [...]

Sofia: The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) Republic of Bulgaria has issued the following news release: The Judicial College of the Supreme Judicial Council conducted, on the basis of Art. 196, [...]

In a move that raises profound questions about legal integrity and the respect for constitutional rights, the Ugandan government's decision to try Dr. Kizza Besigye and his colleague, Obeid Lutaale, [...]

Byline: Muhamadi Matovu During her visit to the Supreme Court, Ms Karua expressed outrage at the treatment of journalists and legal representatives, including herself and Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago. [...]