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Secretive military tribunals raise due-process alarms

Coup and security cases under Abacha relied on military tribunals criticized by rights groups.

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1995

Secretive military tribunals raise due-process alarms

Coup and security cases under Abacha relied on military tribunals criticized by rights groups.

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Coup and security cases under Abacha relied on military tribunals criticized by rights groups. Defendants faced limited protections and politicized proceedings.

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