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Hungary Military Justice
Military tribunals were part of Hungary's judicial
system and
were responsible to the minister of justice and to the
minister
of defense. A military council of the Supreme Court
reviewed
cases from lower military tribunals or tried the most
serious
cases.
Military court jurisdiction was usually limited to
cases
involving military personnel, cases involving civilians on
military installations, or cases involving an aspect of
the
country's defense. Military courts had a judge and two lay
assessors (non-professional judges), whose functions were
similar
to their equivalents in civilian courts. Military judges
were
commissioned professional officers with law degrees. Lay
assessors were chosen from all ranks, at respective
meetings of
officers, regimental sergeants major, and enlisted
personnel.
Members of the court had to have a rank at least equal to
that of
the accused.
Data as of September 1989
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