Ryan I completely agree with you; this novel has kept and probably will continue to keep us in suspense. I agree with you that the legal system is corrupt and wrong; however, for two reasons we can’t say that the arrest is a clear violation of human rights. The first reason is that we do not know what crime Josef has been arrested for. They could have thought that Josef murdered the president (he probably isn’t being charged with murdering a president given that it was such a nonchalant arrest, but we don’t know). The second reason why we can’t say that this is a clear violation of human rights is that we don’t know the legal system of this country. We can already predict that the country believes in guilty until proven innocent, so human rights are probably very different than they are in America. To add to the idea of the corrupt legal system though, I found it weird that the inspector did not know what Josef was being charged for. It would seem normal that an inspector would know what he is inspecting; this all seems way to strange. I actually disagree with you about when the uncovering of what Josef is being charged for will occur. I know that the author probably wants to keep us in suspense; but on the other hand, the title of this book is the trial not the arrest. I have a feeling that we will find out soon.
I actually disagree with you about when the uncovering of what Josef is being charged for will occur. I know that the author probably wants to keep us in suspense; but on the other hand, the title of this book is the trial not the arrest. I have a feeling that we will find out soon.