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Re:Six GRU Officers Charged in Connection with Worldwide Dep... by reaperducer on Monday October 19, 2020 @02:38PM (#24829428)
No one stated that they wouldn't have representation. The OP posited that the people responsible would never be arrested
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Re:Six GRU Officers Charged in Connection with Worldwide Dep... by monocasa on Monday October 19, 2020 @02:42PM (#24829477)
How are they going to have representation when they're in Russia and not communicating with the US justice system?

Even a public defender being present requires you to affirmatively agree to them being your lawyer, or else you defend yourself at trial.

There's no way to have a trial in the US without them being present.

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Re:Six GRU Officers Charged in Connection with Worldwide Dep... by reaperducer on Monday October 19, 2020 @04:16PM (#24830470)
How are they going to have representation when they're in Russia and not communicating with the US justice system?

The same way it was done all those times when American people sued the Iranian government in American courts. This is not new ground. This has been going on for at least half a century.

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Re:Six GRU Officers Charged in Connection with Worldwide Dep... by monocasa on Monday October 19, 2020 @04:22PM (#24830541)
The civil system used for lawsuits is very different than the criminal system used for these indictments. The civil system allows summary judgments for not showing up, but the criminal system does not.
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