A 2008 amendment keeps terrorists from being able to receive a jury trial, which is believed by human rights activists and lawyers to be the fairest form of trial. The 2008 amendment banned people suspected of terrorism and espionage to be tried by a jury. On Tuesday the Constitutional Court started a hearing case that reviews this amendment.
"The plaintiffs claim that the right to a jury trial is fixed by the Constitution, which guarantees equality of rights and freedoms," the Constitutional Court said in a statement. “They believe that the ban on jury trials for terrorism charges violates the Constitution.”
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