military court

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A Chinese military court issued suspended death sentences to two former defense ministers for corruption, punctuating a broad purge of China’s armed forces that has ousted most of the high command.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Last week, a military court in Baku handed lengthy sentences, including life jail terms, to Armenian separatist leaders in a war crimes trial.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

He was an Army lieutenant, prosecuted by a military court for insubordination and then acquitted.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2026

The PFF leader was charged in a military court with treason, which carries the death sentence, as well as illegal possession of a firearm and threatening national security.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

Disobeying an order meant Kelley could be court-martialed: tried before a military court, and sentenced if found guilty.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge