The lawyer for a man from Mauritius charged with sexual abuse for an alleged attack against a Russian travel writer last year says he will seek to have the case dismissed.
The Mauritian man, aged 37, appeared before the Seychelles Supreme Court on Thursday and the defence lawyer, Basil Hoareau, told the court that he will “do a submission of a no case to answer” for lack of evidence.
“If the court agrees that there is ‘a no case to answer’ then the man needs to be acquitted,” he added.
The case was heard by Justice Ronny Govinden.
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Source: Seychelles News Agency
