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> the recent military-like tribunals the Brits were very quick to put in place as a result of the protests there Citation needed. No mention seen in UK nation
by chrisjj 2y ago
> the recent military-like tribunals the Brits were very quick to put in place as a result of the protests there
Citation needed.
No mention seen in UK national press.
- curtisblaine 2y agohttps://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2024/08/15/severe-legal-crackdown-after-uk-riots_6715835_4.html https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2024/08/15/s... They convicted 54 people in two weeks. I guess "military like" means that trials and convictions were specifically expedited for right wing rioters on request of the neo elected prime minister.
- paganel 2y agoExactly. Similar to what used to happen a century or so ago in places like Sicily as a result of peasant/popular revolts [1]. 30 years or so later the whole liberal Italian political system would be sent to the garbage bins of history with not much of a fight and we know the rest. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasci_Siciliani https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasci_Siciliani
- chrisjj 2y agoNo "military-like tribunals" there. Just regular criminal courts.