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 . Hundreds of demonstrators rallied outside the recently constructed Caglayan Justice Palace in Istanbul on Tuesday , chanting `` Murderer Israel ! 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 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 .