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Medieval Torture at the Town Hall Court
Torture was used in some historic legal proceedings to seek confessions; procedural rules did not make the violence just.
In early modern justice, questioning could involve physical coercion that authorities attempted to regulate and record. Orderly language in a case file did not lessen suffering or make a forced confession reliable. Town Hall Square represents Tallinn’s judicial authority in general; the location of a specific torture room or device needs evidence. The subject asks how legal procedure could turn violence into an accepted method of official work.
Practical information
Address: Raekoja plats 1
See the Town Hall at Raekoja plats 1. Do not call every cellar a documented torture chamber or assign devices without sources.