The start of the trial of two Iraqi brothers accused of war crimes and membership of a terrorist organization was delayed until at least Wednesday after a defense motion to remove the judge.
Following an adjournment in April, a motion to remove the judge has been filed by the defense and will be heard by the Court of Appeal, according to a ruling by Lisbon’s Central Criminal Court, which was due to start on Monday. in Lisbon, resulting in a further postponement, with hearings scheduled for Monday and Tuesday having no effect.
The investigation investigated the activities of the accused as members of the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) in the departments of the religious police and intelligence services between 2014 and 2016, when they arrived in Portugal. LUSA
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