Lawyers for the accused supervisor of the Abelenkpe branch of Marwako Restaurant, Jihad Chabaan, have requested for an Arabic interpreter to help their client give his testimony to the court.<\/p>\n
According to the lawyers, who were expected to open their defence in the case today [Wednesday, May 3, 2017], their client, who is a Lebanese, would better navigate legal pitfalls in the Arabic language, hence their request.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”R6xkKOPhay0IJHCn5KxkxyRXgeLxk3VI”]Speaking to Citi News<\/strong>, one of the lawyers for the accused, Julio\u00a0De Medeiros, said their client badly needs an interpreter.<\/p>\n “We have said that our client doesn\u2019t speak fluent English. He cannot communicate in fluent English. This is a court of record; every word that he says will have some sort of legal meaning and if he is very comfortable speaking in Arabic, I think the justice of the matter demands that all the tools he requires to make his case be made available to him,\u201d Julio\u00a0De Medeiros stated.<\/p>\n Following the request, the magistrate adjourned the case to the\u00a010th of May, to allow for the interpreter.<\/p>\n Jihad\u00a0Chabaan is alleged to have shoved a female Ghanaian employee’s face into blended pepper on Sunday, February 26, 2017. The Management of Marwako subsequently suspended him for his actions after massive public outcry.<\/p>\n