0 a trial organized by a government in order to have an effect on public opinion and reduce political opposition, and not in order to find the truth --
Any prosecution of so-called war crimes would be bound to be a show trial.
What we are getting is the old-style show trial, conducted without proper reference to the proper democratic processes.
It would be wrong to characterise any trial in this country as a show trial as we understand that term.
A show trial to settle old scores would strike a sour note.
It is clear that any trial will be a political show trial.
Do you want a framework against a certain kind of offence or do you want a sensational one man show trial against a former minister?
That is where we should be directing our attention, not to a show trial.
If a show trial isperhaps—to do with women and pregnancy, employers might think twice about taking on a young woman.
