Few issues are more corrosive to public trust than the perception that the criminal justice system is being used as an instrument of political retribution. In societies struggling to strengthen democratic institutions, the line between justice and politics can become dangerously blurred. When that happens, the consequences extend far beyond the fate of individual defendants. Public confidence in the courts, law enforcement agencies, and the stat…
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