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To Martin: may I suggest that rather than "basis," even though "alleged," that the word pretense better fits this circumstance? For, as you acknowledge, the "alleged . . . crime . . . is really a cover to silence him."
Silencing him is the goal. In my mind, "basis" speaks too strongly of fact as opposed to pretext, which connotes deceptio…
To Martin: may I suggest that rather than "basis," even though "alleged," that the word pretense better fits this circumstance? For, as you acknowledge, the "alleged . . . crime . . . is really a cover to silence him."
Silencing him is the goal. In my mind, "basis" speaks too strongly of fact as opposed to pretext, which connotes deception.
I plead over zealousness in calling out abusive government for intruding here.
FWIW.