Trial postponed [Archives:2004/746/Front Page]

Hassan Al-Zaidi
The Criminal Court specialized in cases related to terror postponed the court session concerning 12 suspects accused of terror-related activities until next Saturday based on the request of the defense lawyers to enable them to obtain copies of the charges files.
Lawyer Mr. Mohamed Najy Alaw, in a statement to the press, said that the court requested that the lawyers syndicate designate 12 lawyers, one for each defendant, in addition to the current two lawyers, he and Al-Saqaff.
He expressed his hope that legal procedures will be followed and that the court's decision was intended to avoid discrepancies in the suspects' cases despite the fact they are accused in a single case. He said that the court has ordered copies of the files of the prosecution despite the objections of the prosecution in a previous session.
The lawyers will obtain the copies of files on Sunday, and they will be able to hold separate meetings with suspects. Journalists were not allowed to attend the session despite the court's decision to allow them.
Yemen Times met the family of Fawaz Al-Rabeae, one of the suspects. They stated that they consider their son a hero for what he had done to America and the world. His brother, Hassan, said that he was detained as a hostage for one year and four months until his brother reemerged. He said that he has not been permitted to talk to his brother while his brother has been in custody and has also received threats from the security to detain him.
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