His Mistake Was Pleading Guilty

One should never plead guilty to a law that makes criticism of government policies a crime.

One pleads not guilty on the grounds that any law silencing dissent is a violation of basic human rights and thereby illegitimate.

Going further, it also makes a mockery of this court that rules over subjects allegedly free to choose their representatives in government. One cannot make such choices freely when one is not free to discuss the consequences of current law.