COURT HEARINGS ON WAU INCIDENTS START Wednesday, 27 February 2013 06:38 | The first hearing on last December’s incidents in Wau started on Tuesday in Wau North Court.
The police prosecutor presented his findings on the Wau-Bussere main road blockade, Voice of Hope reported. The accuser was a representative of the police personnel. Twelve suspects appeared in court with ages ranging between 18 and 35. All the suspects attended the session without advocates and some refuted the accusations. The first hearing session continued for four hours. During the second session, the attorney general called for the postponement of the sitting complaining that there was no prior information about the hearing. Following the attorney’s request, the judge postponed the session to Wednesday morning. The suspects were under arrest for there months before being presented to the judge. Representatives from UNMISS, human rights associations, different media houses and relatives of the suspects attended the first hearing session. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
