What was the reason for abandoning Honecker's trial for human rights abuses in East Germany?
Lack of evidence
Political pressure
Terminal liver cancer
Pardon by the government
Answer
Erich Honecker's trial for human rights abuses committed by the East German government was abandoned because he was suffering from terminal liver cancer. He was released from custody to join his family in exile in Chile, where he passed away.
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