Homeland Security Minister Ali Ihusaan and three senior police officers face contempt of court charges over remarks at a 4 April press conference criticising a Criminal Court decision to release suspects in a narcotics case involving 119 kilogrammes of drugs. The court has scheduled an emergency meeting of its judges for 1 p.m. on Thursday, 18 April to deliberate on the charges.
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They claimed that the court released the suspects on 21 March despite the police having amassed sufficient evidence.
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The court has scheduled an emergency meeting of its judges for 1 p.m. on Thursday, 18 April, to deliberate on these charges.
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The press conference was held to brief the media about the ongoing drug operation and share the views of both the Homeland Security Ministry and the police regarding the Criminal Court decision in the case, which involved 119 kilogrammes of narcotics.
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