Word: martially
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...Turkish troops, Ecevit's image has changed. He has become a national hero. He has also won the grudging respect of the Turkish armed forces that he had alienated in 1971 when he was the only politician to protest publicly the grabbing of political power and imposition of martial law by the generals...
Only three were acquitted by the court-martial, which consisted of seven air force officers. The sentences will be reviewed by the chief of the air force combat command, General José Berdichewsky, and finally by Pinochet; either man could reduce them...
...Challenge. The harshness of the penalties handed down last week was underlined by the highhandedness of the proceedings. Clark, in hearings before a subcommittee of the House Foreign Relations Committee, labeled the trials "lawless charades." The prisoners were tried under martial rule, which is normally reserved for offenses committed during a "state of war," though nearly all of the alleged acts took place before the overthrow of the Allende government. A lawyer who dared question whether his client had been tortured was banned from the trial. At no time were defense attorneys permitted to challenge either the jurisdiction...
After the meeting ended, Athens ra dio interrupted the martial music it had been playing constantly since mobilization was declared the week before to announce: "The armed forces have decided to turn the governing of the country over to a civilian government...
...seemed to go out of his way to allay the military's fear that reforms would get out of hand. Urging his countrymen to be patient, he stated, "The transitory stage between dictatorship and full restoration of democracy is always critical." He mentioned nothing about elections or when martial law would be lifted...