Entrapment?
2008-09-09
Black's Law Dictionary defines entrapment as "inducement of a
person to commit a crime, by means of fraud or undue
persuasion, in an attempt to later bring a criminal prosecution
against that person." Aside for the part about prosecution, this
comes close to what TV Nova and MFD did to MP Jan Morava of
ODS to lure him into buying compromising photos of party
colleague Vlastimil Tlustý. PM Mirek Topolánek was seemingly
justified in coming out harshly against the sting operation, but
he significantly diluted his message by initially putting much of
the blame on Morava. To establish entrapment, Black's says, the
defendant must show that he would not have committed the
crime if it had not been for the fraud or undue persuasion. By
blaming Morava and by allowing him to resign, Topolánek gave
TV Nova and MFD a strong argument that they were in fact
justified in their actions.
[Czech Republic MF Dnes CME]
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