▁to ▁A min , ▁including ▁the ▁Ch ui ▁Battalion ▁and ▁the ▁Mal ire ▁Battalion . ▁As ▁time ▁went ▁on , ▁elements ▁in ▁the ▁military ▁grew ▁diss atisf ied ▁with ▁A min ' s ▁regime . ▁Brig ad ier ▁Charles ▁Ar ube ▁was ▁among ▁those ▁who ▁felt ▁s idel ined , ▁and ▁organ ised ▁a ▁meeting ▁of ▁high - ran king ▁command ers ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁But ab ika ▁was ▁present , ▁and ▁offered ▁Ar ube ▁his ▁help ▁in ▁cases ▁where ▁he ▁felt ▁ignored ▁by ▁the ▁president . ▁So on ▁after , ▁Ar ube ▁attempted ▁to ▁ou st ▁A min ▁in ▁a ▁coup ▁d ' état . ▁The ▁Mal ire ▁Battalion ▁mut in ied ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁coup , ▁but ▁But ab ika ▁stayed ▁loyal ▁to ▁A min . ▁In ▁the ▁end , ▁Ar ube ' s ▁coup ▁failed . ▁ ▁The ▁Military ▁Trib unal ▁ ▁Despite ▁his ▁extremely ▁limited ▁education , ▁But ab ika ▁was ▁also ▁appointed ▁as ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁" Mil it ary ▁Trib unal " ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁The ▁Military ▁Trib unal ▁had ▁been ▁set ▁up ▁by ▁A min ▁to ▁circum vent ▁regular ▁courts ▁and ▁en force ▁his ▁dec isions ; ▁it ▁thus ▁had ▁the ▁reputation ▁to ▁" r ub ber - st amp [ ▁] ▁A min ' s ▁death ▁sentences ". ▁According ▁to ▁Am n esty ▁International , ▁the ▁trib un als ▁But ab ika ▁cha ired ▁were ▁de ▁fact o ▁k ang ar oo ▁courts ▁and ▁passed ▁jud