Quotes about pre-trial (9 Quotes)


    There is systematic torture and the general conditions in pre-trial detention facilities are worse than prison. There are even reports of electric shocks administered in detention.



    I wanted to be a political or legal reporter and to be assigned the Seale trial was just unbelievable. At that time I was one of the few women reporting. The main beat reporter was covering another story so I was assigned the pre-trial coverage but I was surprised that they gave it to such a young person. I leaned so muchit was right up my alley.

    Although (the officers who were released) are technically required to remain available to the justice system, it would be easy for them to hide in Haiti or flee abroad. It is unusual in Haiti to grant pre-trial release to defendants held on such serious charges, especially where, as here, the judge has not even questioned all of the witnesses.


    Not unexpectedly, pre-trial rhetoric has amounted to bullying and posturing in the media's eye, ... prominent reputation includes no apparent lack of shyness as far as communicating with the media and outside observers is concerned.



    There have been some questions marks in the British coverage about how damaging, how poisonous this pre-trial publicity will be. And the people in Britain now are very interested to see whether Entwistle is looking at a fair trial or something along the lines of a long, slow lynching in the state of Massachusetts.



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