Ten defendants detained out of eleven refuse to appear at the November 13 trial. It was the president of the Special Assize Court who announced it on Tuesday. Result, while the pleadings of lawyers of civil parties were to continue, the hearing was briefly suspended.
“Ten defendants detained out of eleven refuse to appear,” announced Jean-Louis Périès, without specifying the reason for this movement. Only Mohammed Amri was present in the box.
Since Monday, Muhammad Usman has refused to appear for an eye problem, according to a journalist following the trial. The ten others seem to be in solidarity with his health problem today.
The defendants in solidarity with Muhammad Usman believe, according to civil and defense lawyers, that the latter is not being properly treated.
The continuation of the pleadings of the civil parties
A bailiff was appointed by President Jean-Louis Périès to issue “the usual summons” to the absent accused. Once these summons have been made, he can overrule their absence and continue the hearing or decide to suspend it.
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Tuesday’s hearing was to be devoted to following the arguments of the lawyers for the civil parties.