Report by Kennedy L. Yangian [email protected]But prosecution lawyers begged the court to postpone the case due to the absence of its witnesses in court. Prosecution lawyer Cllr. Edwin Martin asked the court for a week in order to bring prosecution’s first of several witnesses. Arthur Johnson immediately resisted the prosecution ‘s request and moved that the request is denied because the right to a speedy trial is a constitutional right for the Defendants. Judge Boima Kontoe said the request by the prosecution lawyer was “unreasonable” considering the history of the case, which has seen the Defendants arraigned before the court on three occasions.

Source: Front Page Africa March 05, 2019 01:52 UTC