Court rejects lawsuit over delayed verdicts for May Day protesters
The civil court rejected Sunday a lawsuit filed by three May Day protesters against the criminal court’s “unreasonable” delays in delivering a verdict five months after hearings concluded.
23 May 2016, 9:00 AM
The civil court rejected Sunday a lawsuit filed by three May Day protesters against the criminal court’s “unreasonable” delay in delivering a verdict five months after hearings concluded.
Mohamed Laban, Abdulla Rasheed, and Ibrahim Ibad are among 11 men and one woman on trial over the assault of a police officer during the mass anti-government protest on May 1 last year.
All 12 remain in police custody more than a year later.
The trials began on July 8 last year, and the court heard closing arguments at a final hearing on November 30.
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