In this June 21, 2021 file photo, Bassem Awadallah, a former royal adviser, leaves a state security court in a vehicle after the first session of his closed-door trial, in Amman, Jordan. Despite the serious nature of the charges against Awadallah and bin Zaid, the trial ended after just six sessions. The court denied requests by Jordanian defense lawyers to call witnesses and prosecutors only shared purported transcripts, but not audio, from surveillance of the alleged plotters. The prosecutor's office at the state security court denied the trial was unfair. "He has not been mistreated in any way and his allegations of torture of any kind are false."

Source: Manila Times July 13, 2021 12:22 UTC