Mahloof tells judge to skip to sentencing
The Amnesty International prisoner of conscience on Tuesday told the judge presiding over his trial on a “false reporting” tweet to hand down any verdict he wants.
15 May 2018, 9:00 AM
MP Ahmed Mahloof on Tuesday told the judge presiding in his trial over a “false reporting” tweet to hand down any verdict he wants.
The opposition spokesman appeared for the first hearing without legal counsel and told the judge that he will represent himself if the court refuses to lift the suspension of his lawyer Nazim Sattar.
The lawyer was barred from representing Mahloof over a tweet decrying the court’s decision to proceed to trial in late April after overruling his objections.
Mahloof was declared an Amnesty International prisoner of conscience last week, with the human rights group condemning “trumped-up and politically motivated charges”.
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