Chaos in Gdeim Izik trial continues
The detainees withdrew from the proceedings, along with their defense attorneys, on the 16th of May. New witnesses have appeared out of the blue, observers explain.
Published 18 May 2017
Read a statement from three international observers to the court case, dated 17 May 2017.
The appeal case against two dozen Saharawi activists have been going on since December 2016. Read the chronology of the court case here.
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