After 9 months of unexplained freezing: a surprise hearing for Abdullah's Case WAS HELD in the Qatari Court of Cassation in the absence of Abdullah and his lawyer
On Monday the 7th of November, the Qatari Court of Cassation held a Surprise hearing on Abdullah's Ibhais case. No advance notice of the hearing was posted on the system -which we and Abdullah's Lawyer check regularly- and no written or verbal notification of any kind did reach us, despite the fact that the appeal was filed on the 13th of February 2022. A notification appeared on the system only two days AFTER the hearing.
The hearing was held in the absence of Abdullah, the defendant, and his lawyer, and any body or entity that represents him...
we the family of Abdullah Ibhais, declare our complete DISTRUST in the Qatari Judicial System. These courts –to our experience- have been no more than Kangaroo Courts, which conduct show trials lacking the minimum requirement of justice...