Truong My Lan: Vietnamese billionaire sentenced to death for $44bn fraud
Truong My Lan: Vietnamese billionaire sentenced to death for $44bn fraud
www.bbc.co.uk Truong My Lan: Vietnamese billionaire sentenced to death for $44bn fraud
Truong My Lan started life as a market trader. Now, she has been convicted of stealing billions.
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"Show trial" usually means "nit a real trial and the person may be innocent". The tone of the article is that she did the crime.
I am confused.
11 2 ReplyHas nothing to do with the legitimacy of the verdict, it's just a specific type of trial with a specific purpose.
22 0 ReplyThank you.
So Vietnam's courts must not normally be open to the public?3 0 ReplyPermanently Deleted
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So it's basically for show, or to show the proceedings to the public. A "show trial", if you will.
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