Sunday, January 31, 2010

They're guilty... (UPDATE)

UPDATE: And now the Russian judicial system is under an even more acute spotlight -- how will it handle the cases surrounding anti-Kremlin protests that took place today. The Moscow Times points out the unusual nature of today's protests.

ORIGINAL POST: ...and will be brought to justice.

It's hard from where I sit to take the Russian government or judicial system seriously when it says it will get a guilty conviction against the men accused of killing Russian journalist. Anna Politkovskaya.

Nevertheless, the statements made this week from Moscow offer a powerful hint that the Russian government wants a guilt verdict. That very public posture likely guarantees a conviction.

But is that justice? In other words, is an orchestrated guilty verdict really a verdict?

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