Earlier on today Wednesday 24,
July 2013, the District Court of Nauru has proceed on with the laying of charges
on the 152 asylum seekers who have been arrested over the weekend for the rioting
at the Regional Processing Centre on Friday 19, July 2013.
Photographic image copied from Nauru Politics
The charges being laid against the 152 asylum seekers so far are riot
and unlawful assembly. Additional charges including arson on public buildings. The numbers of asylum seekers appearing before the Resident Magistrate of
the District Court His Worship Peter Law are grouped up from 10 to 12 people.
Photographic image taken by Mr. Clint Deidenang
The asylum seekers are being represented by court appointed lawyers.
Each group was aided by an interpreter. Magistrate Peter Law first explained to the defendants that the
appearances will be done in an open court whereby members of the public and the
media are permitted to attend.
Photographic image taken by Mr. Robert Delaney
Photographic image taken by Mr. Clint Deidenang
At the conclusion of the proceedings Magistrate Law issued an order that
police briefs are to be served by 21, August 2013. Magistrate Law continued a non-publication order that the identities of
all defendants be suppressed by both name and electronic images or any other
means that could lead to their identification outside the precincts of the
court.
The riot on Friday 19, July began with a protest that escalated to fires
and violence that ended in the burning and destruction of 80 per cent of the
Centre’s infrastructure. Damages to the Centre are estimated at $60-million.
2 comments:
Just thinking what will happen if the Peaceful protest march was organised and escorted by the police and security firms.
As far as i know the riot started off as a peaceful protest march which turned into violence.
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