Addressing the question as to why Mr. Cheam had been prosecuted and tried by a military jurisdiction, the Government explained that when a member of the military personnel and a civilian are accused together for the same offence, it is stipulated by law that the offence shall be under the competence of the military court.
En cuanto a la pregunta de por qué se había enjuiciado y juzgado al Sr. Cheam por un tribunal militar, el Gobierno explicó que cuando un miembro del personal militar y un civil son coacusados por el mismo delito, la ley establece que el delito será de la competencia del tribunal militar.