The action of investigating something or someone is known as an investigation. Politically it is usually by inviting somebody to appear before a panel of Members of Parliament to answer their questions. It gives both sides a chance to state their case and it often involves complaints against a Minister of the Government, who may have broken the rules or even the law. These investigations are nowadays broadcast live on the various news channels and so it is a very public affair. Nobody is on trial, but prosecutions could be made afterwards depending on the seriousness of the matter under discussion. It has been known for the person being questioned to make accusations against other members of the Government and they too may well be asked to appear before the investigators.
A lot depends on the skills of the people involved as to how they are able to deal with the questions asked. On occasions the man or woman being questioned may find that they have made their position more transparent for better or for worse. The penalties involved are usually none other than clearing the air, so that all interested parties are able the make up the truth of the matter. As questions are asked, so the instigators can pursue their individual lines of enquiry or special interests that they may have in this matter. There is a Chairperson who calls the questioners to the fore and take a certain amount of time to address the person under investigation. Certainly, all questions need to be answered and everybody acts in a civilized way without tempers ever being frayed.
The most famous investigation was that of Jesus of Nazareth. He was betrayed by Judas Iscariot, who called him Rabbi and kissed him in the Garden of Gethsemane. This was to identify Jesus to the members of Sanhedrin, who had come with soldiers to arrest Jesus. He went quietly, as the Disciples were told not to interfere as Jesus was taken away to the Temple, where the members of the Sanhedrin questioned him and tried to trick disclosures from him making him guilty according to their laws or the laws of Rome. They failed to succeed however as Jesus was certainly guided and forewarned of their trickery. Jesus was well read in the religious laws and, as a young man, was often found in deep discussion with priests of the Temple. They wanted to execute Jesus, because they couldn’t win any other way, so they took him to the Governor of Judea.
Pontius Pilate was the fifth governor of the Roman province of Judea, serving under Emperor Tiberius. He was duty bound to listen to the Sanhedrin, as they kept the Jews under control and made ruling in Jerusalem easier to manage. The Jews were not allowed to execute prisoners and so they had to get Jesus executed as an enemy of Rome. Pilate question Jesus but could find no fault in him. Afterwards he famously washed his hands showing that he had finished with this matter. However, the Jews insisted that Jesus was a danger to Rome and that he had set himself up as The King of the Jews and could compete against Tiberius. Reluctantly Pilate condemned Jesus to be crucified and so it was that after Jesus’s death he rose again in three days. The birth of Christianity was created from this action, as the Romans sort to kill anyone who had associated with Jesus at that time.
Thursday, 27th May 2021
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