Nauruan government alleges 'reprehensible' interference in Nauru 19 case

Nauru attacks criticisms made by ‘defendants, lawyers, a former judge and even an Australian politician’

The Nauruan government has accused detractors of contempt of court, and media of allowing people to attempt to influence the long-running prosecution of a group of high-profile Nauruan protesters.

Last week the group of demonstrators known as the Nauru 19, which has included former MPs and presidents, were found guilty of charges including riot and assault in a controversial retrial overseen by former Fijian chief justice Daniel Fatiaki.

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