 The rapes in the indictment were described as "brutal", and were often in the form of gang rape.The trials of Samuel Hinga Norman, Moinina Fofana and Allieu Kondewa, known as the "Civil Defence Forces case", made little mention of gender-related crimes, this was due to the majority of the trial chamber's judges systematically excluding evidence.This decision was criticised by the appeals chamber, however it declined a request for a new trial.