11. He could delay the process indefinitely, try only his political opponents, stack the court with his acolytes or create a show trial. 12. Human rights groups say he was convicted in a show trial and faces certain death if sent home. 13. Hun Sen dismissed the show trial as a ploy. 14. In a Khmer Rouge stronghold near the Thailand border, Thayer witnessed a show trial in which former comrades denounced Pol Pot and sentenced him to life imprisonment. 15. It takes the spotlight off his show trials, his muffling of dissidents, his failed economy. 16. It was a show trial designed to demonstrate that the Khmer Rouge has broken with its old leader and is deserving of new legitimacy. 17. Lawyers say the veteran trial judge is moving to prevent Moussaoui from transforming his trial into a politically charged show trial to vent anti-American views. 18. Netanyahu and most Israelis feel the case was a show trial, andthat an innocent man should be released. 19. Nothing came of the idea, however, as Pol Pot is believed to remain under Khmer Rouge control after a brief show trial in July. 20. Officials in Teheran have dismissed the hearings as a political show trial. |
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