While a number of observers were allowed to attend the hearings and the lawyers were able to defend their clients, the fact remains that civilians have been tried by a military tribunal – the most exceptional of special courts – in violation of the Constitution. ###>Si plusieurs observateurs ont pu assister sans difficulté aux audiences et les avocats ont pu exercer leur mission, il reste que, contrairement à la constitution, des civils ont été jugés par un Tribunal militaire, Tribunal d’exception s’il en est.