Family ties and absent defendants stall Timor-Leste's cannabis case
The first trial hearing in the 13-defendant case was adjourned without a new date because three defendants did not appear and some judges were related to defendants. The defence asked the Superior Council of the Judiciary to decide whether the judge should stay on the panel. The case had already been in court for nearly four years.
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The first trial hearing in the 13-defendant case was adjourned without a new date because three defendants did not appear and some judges were related to defendants. The defence asked the Superior Council of the Judiciary to decide whether the judge should stay on the panel. The case had already been in court for nearly four years.[1]
Sources
- «Tribunál la konsege julga arguidu na’in-13 ba kazu droga», 5 May 2026. TATOLI. Court report and defence statement.