Retrial ordered as Al Khawaja continues hunger strike


Issue 923 - 11 May 2012 | 1 minute read

On 30 April, Bahrain ordered a retrial for 21 defendants sentenced in June for their role in last year’s protests, though it did not release the accused, who included Abdulhadi-Al Khawaja, on hunger strike since 8 February. A civilian court began re-examining their cases on 8 May, according to the Associated Press, and set the date for the next hearing for 22 May

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