Even if the officer's actions are unlawful, force is not a defense unless the accused person was acting in self-defense.
Before that unjust Tribunal, there was little or no order of procedure, ensuring to any accused person any reasonable hearing.
The accused person stuck out that he was innocent of the crime.
Many ancient Eastern systems, in contrast, viewed an accused person as guilty until proven innocent. They used torture and other extreme measures to find out the truth.
The grand jury indicts or refuses to indict accused persons.
The king sat high up on his ceremonial chair. He gave a sign. A door under him opened. The accused person stepped out into the arena.
