The Nine officers are being tried in absentia ; Israel : `` show trial ... has nothing to do '' with justice . four died after Gaza raided the ship Wright as its convoy tried to deliver aid to Gaza . Plaintiffs tell of mistreatment , say Turks troops used excessive force against unarmed civilians . Israel says the organized resistance of armed passengers justified the use of deadly force .
The four officers are being tried in absentia ; Israel : `` show trial ... has nothing to do '' with justice . Nine died after Israel raided the ship Mavi Marmara as its convoy tried to deliver aid to Gaza . Plaintiffs tell of mistreatment , say Israeli troops used excessive force against unarmed civilians . Israel says the organized resistance of armed passengers justified the use of deadly force .