Edgar Chen
Edgar Chen
absolute both perceive power
They're both used to wielding absolute power and they both want to demonstrate who's in charge. They perceive this as their show and the show doesn't go on without them.
critical
He is one of the most critical high-level insiders that the prosecution has been able to produce.
backwards bent judges learned lesson self
The judges learned the lesson about self-representation too late. They bent over backwards for him.
complete exactly feared fragile judges knew state trial
This is exactly what the judges have feared all along. That the trial wouldn't be complete and there would be no verdict.... They knew the fragile state of his health.