The State v. Jure Varga (1985) was a closed military tribunal of Prophet’s Hands founder Jure Varga after his capture that year.
Background
Varga faced charges stemming from the Polograd Clergy Purge and the Faith Line Express Bombing. The Council for Internal Affairs pursued the referral through a closed military process rather than open civilian trial.
Holding
The tribunal convicted Varga of high treason and sedition. He was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole and died in solitary confinement in 1991.
Legacy
The case established precedent for closed military process against Divinist terror leadership. Catalogue: Landmark Cases.