The First Lower National Safety Court heard six criminal cases, announced the Military Prosecutor. In the first case, the seventeen suspects denied being guilty of forming a gang using white weapons, attacking people and protesting illegally. The Military Prosecutor, however, insisted that the defendants’ confessions and investigation results are enough evidence of their guilt. The court decided, at the defence request, to summon defence witnesses and allow three defendants to be examined by forensic experts.
The case was adjourned to July 6. The six people, accused of attempted murder and illegal protesting, also pleaded not guilty, which was rejected by the Military Prosecutor who said that their confessions, investigation reports and forensic evidence are enough to indict them. The court accepted the lawyers’ request to summon witnesses during the next hearing set for July 7. The court also continued the trial of the seven people accused of kidnapping security officer Seifullah Mohammed and seizing his belongings and taking part in illegal gatherings. The suspects denied the charges, but the Military Prosecutor that there is compelling evidence of their guilt. The court decided to hear witnesses during the session of July 11th and allow one suspect to be examined by a forensic expert, as demanded by the lawyers.
Thirteen other suspects, charged of kidnapping Policeman Nasser Ali Awadh and protesting for terrorist ends, were also tried. The court decided not to hear the victim’s testimony because of his bad health condition, but allowed a detective to deliver his. Defence witnesses will deliver their testimonies on July 12. The court adjourned to the same date the case of the thirteen people tried over kidnapping and inciting criminal acts. Evidence witnesses were allowed to deliver their testimonies during the session, but defence ones will deliver their next time.
Mohammed Isa Ali Al Tajer tried over charges of protesting illegally and inciting the hatred of the ruling system, also appeared at the court. During the hearing, the defence presented its final pleading in which it insisted that the suspect was innocent and that the bill of indictment did not include any official arrest warrants, adding that his statement to “Al Alam” Satellite Channel did not include any of the accusations mentioned in the case documents. Concerning the suspect’s participation in protests, the defence asserted that the suspect “exercised one of his constitutional rights” and, therefore, all related charges are illegal and baseless. The verdict will be issued next July 5.