Iranian-Turkish businessman Reza Zarrab, a key figure in the Dec. 17 and Dec. 25 coup indictment, was recently arrested in Miami by the FBI. The arrest of Zarrab received widespread media coverage in Turkey. The leading figure in the prosecution process of Zarrab, who is expected to be jailed pending trial, is well-known by the American public for his criminal prosecution of Wall Street. It emerged that Indian-American Prosecutor Preet Bharara, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, i.e., the chief federal law enforcement officer in eight New York counties, had served for years as counsel to New York Senator Charles Schumer, who is known to have close ties with the Gülen Movement.The fact that Zarrab will be tried under the supervision of Bharara, a controversial figure, brought to my mind "Two Italians in the U.S. and a Murder of Justice," a novel by German author Helmut Ortner, which offers sharp criticism of the American justice system. In this novel, Ortner reveals the intolerance, xenophobia, problems of immigrants and irregularities of the justice system in early 20th century America through the execution of two Italian-Americans who came to that land of opportunity.In 1920, a paymaster and his guard were robbed and killed by unknown assailants in Massachusetts while transporting the payroll of a shoe company. Having failed to find a clue during the investigation, the police charged Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, two immigrants who were not involved in the crime in any way, on false evidence. The two immigrants were put on trial and were eventually sentenced to death on evidence presented to the court.Based on a real-life incident, Ortner's novel on Sacco and Vanzetti stands out among the body of strong criticism directed at the American justice system. It would be helpful to convey some information about legal scandals in the U.S., especially about those in recent years, to those who think that American courts dispense absolute justice and that the Dec. 17 and Dec. 25 probe, which was orchestrated by the Gülenist Terror Organization, will be concluded by the scales of U.S. justice. The scandals at Guantanamo, where not only terror convicts but also terror suspects were subjected to all sorts of torture, should be also remembered.Ricky Jackson: Jackson, 59, who was sentenced to death for a murder he had not committed and spent 39 years in prison, was finally exonerated after many years and awarded $2 million as compensation for wrongful conviction. Jackson and his friends were convicted for murdering a businessman in Cleveland in 1975 and given the death penalty. He and two other men were found guilty by a jury based on the testimony of a 12-year-old boy, Eddie Vernon, although Vernon was not close to the murder, as the school bus he rode with other children was a block away from the crime scene.Trayvon Martin: George Zimmerman, who was tried for fatally shooting Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old African-American, in Florida in 2012, was acquitted of murder on the claim that he had acted in self-defense. Testimonies from more than 50 witnesses were heard during the trial, which was extensively covered by the American media through live broadcasts. The jury acquitted 29-year-old Zimmerman of all charges. The joint lawyers in the case argued that Zimmerman had become suspicious of and eventually shot Martin, who was unarmed, due to his skin color.The West Memphis Three: Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley, who were tried and convicted as teenagers in 1994 for the 1993 murders of three boys in West Memphis, Arkansas. During the trial, the prosecutor asserted that the murders were committed as part of a Satanic ritual. At the end of the trial, 18-year-old Echols was sentenced to death, 17-year-old Misskelley was sentenced to life imprisonment plus two 20-year sentences and 16-year-old Baldwin was sentenced to life imprisonment. After having served 18 years in prison, Echols, Baldwin and Misskelley entered Alford pleas in August 2011, which allowed them to assert their innocence while acknowledging that prosecutors had enough evidence to convict them, to regain their freedom. The judge accepted the pleas and sentenced the three to time served. They were released with 10-year suspended sentences.After the trial, defense attorney Rene Sandler made an important remark: "Often, in high profile cases such as the murder of children, the prosecution feels pressured to convict someone, anyone." It is not hard to predict that American prosecutors who feel pressured by the public in cases like the murder of children approach political trials with much stronger emotions when national interests are at stake.Let's finish with two interrelated questions. Will Reza Zarrab, who is charged with conspiring to evade sanctions against Iran, which the U.S. has lifted to condemn Iran in the international arena in the first place and then to make life unbearable for conservative politicians against President Hassan Rouhani, money laundering and defrauding the U.S. government, receive absolute justice during the trial that is scheduled to begin on April 4? Or will he face the politicized American justice system through Bharara, who had served as chief counsel to Schumer for years, who is known to have close ties with the Gülen Movement? Have those who were completely defeated in the Turkey in the Dec. 17 Dec, 25 coup attempt called out their influential masters before President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's visit to Washington?We will wait and see what happens.* Istanbul-based communication expert