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In the English-speaking world, one of the most notorious secret courts was the Star Chamber as it was used under Charles I. The abuses of the Star Chamber were one of the rallying points of the opposition that organized around Oliver Cromwell, and ultimately resulted in the execution of the deposed king. The term "star chamber" became a generalized term for a court that was accountable to no one and was used to suppress political dissent or eliminate the enemies of the regime.

Secret trials have been a characteristic of almost every dictatorship of the modern era. Although the Great Purges in the Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin are best remembered for the Moscow Trials, show trials in which the court became a parody of justice, most of the victims of the Terror were tried in secret. Mikhail Tukhachevsky and his fellow Red Army officers were tried in secret by a military tribunal, and their executionExecution is a synonym for the actioning of something, of putting something into effect. the execution of a contract or a financial trade is the point at which it becomes binding. Execution is the act of putting a person to death, according to judicial prs were announced only after the fact. The presiding judge of the Moscow Trials, Vasili UlrikhVasili Vasilievich Ulrikh ( July 13, 1889 May 7, 1951) was the presiding judge at all the major show trials of the Great Purges, as well as many lesser trials, including a large number of secret trials that lasted only fifteen minutes or less. He was note, also presided over large numbers of secret trials lasting only a few minutes, in which he would mumble his way through a pre-formulated charge and verdict while the defendantIn Common law, a defendant is any person who is required to answer the complaint of a plaintiff in a civil suit or any person who has been named in a criminal information or criminal complaint and stands accused of violating a criminal statute. A defendan was still catching his breath from being frog-marched up the stairs to the coutroom.

In the United States, there have been concerns that the USA PATRIOT ActThe Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 USA PATRIOT Act H. 1510, Public Law 107-56) is a United States legislative law, enacted in response to the September 11, 2001 Ter passed following the September 11September 11 is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years). There are 111 days remaining. It is usually the first day of the Coptic calendar (in the period 1900 to 2099 A. The terms "September 11" and "9/11" have been widely used in the Western media terrorist attacks could be used to authorize secret trials and generally eliminate the due processDue process of law is a legal concept that ensures the government will respect all of a person's legal rights instead of just some or most of those legal rights, when the government deprives a person of life, liberty, or property. Due process has also bee protections which are guaranteed under the US Constitution.