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Rag-e Harf 15: Why and How Is a Confession Against Oneself Invalid?

Self-incrimination extracted in closed settings is the product of coercion and carries no validity—unless proven otherwise. From Galileo to Stalin’s show trials, history attests that such confessions are imposed, and the presumption is their invalidity.