To be fair, IIRC that Kabuki dance had to do with “World Court” idea of due process. No consular access prior to trial in this case.
Such ideas wouldn’t even be possible if it were not already the Western mode (in turn inherited from Christianity) to bend over backwards to be fair.
Another Kabuki dance typically goes on with people who oppose such considerations: they point out the heinousness of the accused crime. That is an orthogonal issue to due process. And it’s a red herring. Would it be any different if the accused crime were jaywalking?
You know, I guess I should be shocked that you would try to minimize this, but considering...I’m really not.
Rape. Murder. And...jaywalking.
You’re ill.