Actually that is what an authoritarian Fascist or Socialist or Marxist nation does to its political enemies to protect the entrenched power structure that the 'justice' system is politically beholden to. It is explained step by step in countless history books.
One just needs to turn away from MSNBC and CNN and the leftist owned NYT and THE Washington Post to read and study for oneself . . . minus the 'interpretation' and 'input' of Marxist college professors.