Question

The van stopped at the station’s side door, and the captives were taken out of the van and led inside. When Zeitoun and the others entered the main room of the station, immediately fifty pairs of eyes, those of soldiers and police officers and military personnel, were upon them. There were no other civilians inside. It was as if the entire operation, this bus station-turned-military base, had been arranged for them.

What conclusion can readers draw about this character vs. society conflict?

Zeitoun and his friends are the first of many suspects in the city.

Zeitoun and his friends are presumed guilty of serious offenses.

Zeitoun and his friends will be treated fairly by the military officers.

Zeitoun and his friends will be punished without a legitimate trial.

Answer 1

"Zeitoun and his friends are presumed guilty of serious offenses."

Step-by-step explanation:

They're being accused of the crime by society, which would lead to it being this answer.