Unlike in previous hearings, when he has often been smiling and saying that the foreigners deserved to die and suffer, he was on his best behavior. When given the chance to question the witnesses personally, he simply said on each occasion: "I understand what he has said but as to the truth of it I don't know."
The witnesses also had to contend with the poor quality of the court-appointed translator, whose often inaccurate answers earned the witnesses rebukes from the five judges.
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