Trial of Ahsoka Tano Former Jedi Padawan Ahsoka Tano was put on trial shortly before the end of the Clone Wars , after Tano was charged with sedition against the Jedi Order and the Galactic Republic for her alleged role in the bombing of the Jedi Temple hangar . The charges came after she visited with Letta Turmond , who was being held as a suspect in the case , and Turmond was Force choke d to death while Tano was in her cell . Tano was then imprisoned , but escaped . However , she was eventually caught and brought to the trial , but not before being cast out of the Jedi Order and stripped of her Padawan braid . She was represented by Padmé Amidala , who sought desperately to find a way to clear her client , but with little success . Ultimately , Tano was cleared of the charges because the Jedi Knight who was her master , Anakin Skywalker , conducted his own investigation and discovered that the crime Tano had been accused of had in fact been committed by Barriss Offee , a Jedi Padawan who had grown disillusioned with the behavior of the Jedi Order during the Clone Wars . Afterwards , Tano was invited to rejoin the Jedi Order , but refused , stating that she had to follow her own path . Prelude . During the Clone Wars , Padawan Barriss Offee — believing the Jedi Order and Galactic Republic had lost their way — orchestrated a terrorist attack against the Jedi Temple on Coruscant , killing several Jedi , clone trooper s , and civilians . She then framed her friend and fellow Jedi Padawan , Ahsoka Tano , for the bombing of the temple hangar , as well as the murder of Offee ' s co - conspirator , Letta Turmond . Desperate to clear her name , Tano fled to the Coruscant underworld and ultimately enlisted the aid of the former Separatist assassin Asajj Ventress . She also contacted Offee for help , which Offee used to lure Tano into a trap . As a result , Tano was captured by Republic clone trooper s and — at the request of the Galactic Senate — subsequently expelled from the ranks of the Jedi Order . The trial . The trial of Ahsoka Tano was held in the massive Court Chamber of the Republic Center for Military Operations . Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine presided over the proceedings , flanked by his red - robe d guards . A manacled Tano was escorted to a floating platform where she was then moved to the center of the hall . On either side , senator s , who were serving as the jury , were seated in rows of ten or twelve . The Jedi High Council , observing the trial , sat in another row above the senators . On the left side of Tano , the prosecution was situated , with the lead prosecutor being Admiral Wilhuff Tarkin . On the right side was the defense , represented by Senator Padmé Amidala . Tarkin began his arguments and vowed to prove that Tano was guilty not only of the bombing , but also eliminating her co - conspirators one - by - one . He also asked the court that the full extent of the law be brought down upon Tano , including the death penalty . Amidala made an impassioned plea in Tano ' s defense , revealing to the court that Turmond had called a meeting with Tano to reveal the name of the true mastermind behind the bombing , but was strangled to death by way of the Force before she could do so . She asked why Tano would kill Turmond in a manner that would so easily implicate her . However , Tarkin was unimpressed and pointed out that Tano had been seen in the company of Ventress , a known Separatist terrorist . Tano protested that Ventress had framed her , but her protests rang hollow in the enormous chamber . Eventually , the closing arguments settled . Palpatine told the jury he was sure that many of them did not believe Tano was the culprit , but reminded them of all the time s they had been fooled by the Separatists and suggested that Tano was yet another scheme to rip the Jedi and the Republic apart . Meanwhile , Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker — Tano ' s master who still believed her to be innocent — had conducted his own investigation which led him to Offee . After a lengthy duel with the treacherous Padawan , Skywalker and the Jedi Temple Guard s overpowered and captured her . Back in the court room , Senator Mot - Not Rab announced that the jury had reached a decision . However , just as Palpatine was about to read the verdict , Skywalker burst in with Offee . Tano was shocked to learn that her friend had been setting her up . Offee finally admitted her guilt , but remained adamant in her belief that the Jedi and the Republic had lost their way . Palpatine then ordered that Offee be taken away , and all charges against Tano were dropped . Aftermath . Afterwards , Tano was released by the Republic and returned to the Jedi Temple . There , the Jedi Council personally pardoned her , with Plo Koon offering Tano their most humble apologies for accusing her of treachery . Ki - Adi - Mundi , Saesee Tiin and Mace Windu all observed Tano ' s ordeal as a great trial in her training , and because of her ordeal she had become a greater Jedi than she would ' ve been otherwise . They invited her to rejoin the Jedi Order , but to everyone ' s shock , Tano refused and left . Skywalker followed her and begged her to reconsider , noting that the idea of leaving the Order was something he himself struggled with . Tano replied that she knew , but still chose to walk away , stating that she had to follow her own path .