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Rudolf slansky biography
Slánský trial
Antisemitic show trial
The Slánský trial (officially Proces s vedením protistátního spikleneckého centra v čele s Rudolfem Slánským[1] English: "Trial of the Leadership of the Anti-State Conspiracy Centre Headed by Rudolf Slánský")[2] was a 1952 antisemitic[3][5][6]show trial against fourteen members of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (KSČ), including many high-ranking officials.
Several charges, including high treason, were announced against the group on the grounds of allegedly conspiring against the Czechoslovak Republic. General Secretary of the KSČ Rudolf Slánský was the alleged leader of the conspirators.[7]
All fourteen defendants were found guilty of crimes that they did not commit.
Eleven of them were sentenced to death and executed; the remaining three received life sentences.
Background
After World War II, Czechoslovakia initially enjoyed limited democracy. This changed with