MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 2009
Iranian Show Trials
The term "show trial' term was first used in the 1930s. In a show trial the authorities have predetermined the guilt of the defendants ...and stage a highly visible trial whose only goal is to present the charges and the verdict to the public as a form of intimidation. Defendants are often tortured prior to appearing in the court-room to obtain signed "confessions of guilt".
Labels: Double Standard, Iran, Israel, Settlements
