kangaroo court

"He finished his sentence for God's sake. It was an unfair sentence rendered by a kangaroo court," his mother says.

Compensation for sub-postmasters is not being decided by a "kangaroo court", the body overseeing the payouts has said, pushing back against allegations made by Sir Alan Bates.

The court was urged to take into consideration that Mr McGregor had posted a series of social media posts after the verdict, in which he described the court as a "kangaroo court".

But Brig Kulayigye said the court martial "is not a kangaroo court".

Banana republics drag their opponents into kangaroo courts.