Verdict in ‘airport protest’ delayed to August 6
15 Jun 2015, 2:29 PM
Ismail Humaam Hamid
The criminal court has postponed the sentencing of 15 opposition supporters accused of protesting at the main international airport to August 6.
A sentence was expected on June 14, but the court delayed the hearing after presiding judge Sujau Usman was promoted to the High Court last week.
If the sitting judge in a case leaves the court, the case is immediately referred to the Chief Judge, who then has to allocate another judge to oversee the case.
“We still don’t know if a new judge has been allocated to the case. Even then, the new judge cannot immediately issue the sentence. He has to hear the case again,” said lawyer Nazim Sattar.
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