Trial of Lahur Sheikh Jangi and co-defendants adjourned in Sulaymaniyah

SULAYMANIYAH, Iraq — The trial of Lahur Sheikh Jangi and co-defendants was adjourned to a later date at a Sulaymaniyah court hearing, with no new date immediately announced. The defendants were present at the scheduled session, including Sheikh Jangi and other individuals being tried in the same case. The case is being heard in a Sulaymaniyah court, though the court has not disclosed a specific date for the next hearing. No details were given on the grounds for the postponement. The investigation and trial proceedings continue to draw debate over their connection to political developments in the Kurdistan Region, according to local reporting. Further information on the next court date was not immediately available.