Inventing Anti-Semitism

present, was arrested (not for the first time) along with many others, and held for several months without charge. It was eventually alleged that he had told his supporters to “deal with” his opponents, and was therefore guilty of incitement.

That he should be tried by something called a Civil Disturbance Special Tribunal, from whose decision there is no right of appeal and over which the military exercises considerable influence, rather than by an ordinary court of law, must raise strong suspicions that the military government is trying to remove Saro-Wiwa from the scene. Two of the chief prosecution witnesses have already signed affidavits to the effect that they were bribed to testify against Saro-Wiwa, and against the other defendants.

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present, was arrested (not for the first time) along with many others, and held for several months without charge. It was eventually alleged that he had told his supporters to “deal with” his opponents, and was therefore guilty of incitement.

That he should be tried by something called a Civil Disturbance Special Tribunal, from whose decision there is no right of appeal and over which the military exercises considerable influence, rather than by an ordinary court of law, must raise strong suspicions that the military government is trying to remove Saro-Wiwa from the scene. Two of the chief prosecution witnesses have already signed affidavits to the effect that they were bribed to testify against Saro-Wiwa, and against the other defendants.