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The trial of Socrates was held to determine the philosopher's guilt of two charges: asebeia against the pantheon of Athens, and corruption of the youth of the city-state; the accusers cited two impious acts by Socrates: "failing to acknowledge the gods that the city acknowledges" and "introducing new deities".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_of_Socrates
..which was 'repeated': https://www.onassis.org/whats-on/new-trial-socrates
2) This guy just wants to make a name for himself, he will be invited for interviews etc. It would make 'some' sense to have this in a philosophical/theoretical/acamedic context, in a way how university teams debate for A vs B. But this is just rediculous..