Yeah they can't cry persecution this time it ain't gonna help, everything was done in an open court room not like the secret no tape recordings allowed JC process they got going to keep the sheep under control.
Any claim of unjust persecution just won't hold water and is sure to back fire on them.
The Watchtower is dead in the water on this one it seems and I think it is going to catch on world wide eventually and other countries will seek to get their people out of the harmful Watchtower clutches.