46. 据称，所有五名被告都是在没有律师在场的情况下受到审问的，而且在审判之前的任何时候都不允许他们会见律师。不允许其中两人在审判期间或审判后与律师交谈，据称不允许其中一人的律师在开庭期间做出回应，只能提交文字陈述。尽管有四名被告出席了听证会，但不允许他们提供证据或为自己的辩护及对不利于他们的证据提出质疑。
46. All five defendants were reportedly interrogated without their lawyers being present and they were not granted access to their lawyers at any time before the trial proceedings. Two of them were not permitted to talk to their lawyers during or after the trial, and one of them reported that his lawyer was not allowed to respond and could only send notes during the court sessions. Although four of the defendants were present at the hearing, none of them were permitted to provide evidence or to speak in their own defence and challenge the evidence presented against them.