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minus-squareandroogee (they/she)@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·edit-21 year ago“A show trial is a public trial in which the guilt or innocence of the defendant has already been determined. The purpose of holding a show trial is to present both accusation and verdict to the public, serving as an example and a warning to other would-be dissidents or transgressors.” Has nothing to do with the legitimacy of the verdict, it’s just a specific type of trial with a specific purpose.
minus-squareMNByChoice@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoThank you. So Vietnam’s courts must not normally be open to the public?
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minus-squareSeabassDan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoSo it’s basically for show, or to show the proceedings to the public. A “show trial”, if you will.
“A show trial is a public trial in which the guilt or innocence of the defendant has already been determined. The purpose of holding a show trial is to present both accusation and verdict to the public, serving as an example and a warning to other would-be dissidents or transgressors.”
Has nothing to do with the legitimacy of the verdict, it’s just a specific type of trial with a specific purpose.
Thank you.
So Vietnam’s courts must not normally be open to the public?
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So it’s basically for show, or to show the proceedings to the public. A “show trial”, if you will.