One year after the murder of Rola Yaakoob Kafa enquires about the stalemate in this case

Rola Yaakoob’s family is still awaiting the decision of Accusatory body regarding the appeal it submitted last January 25th in response to the decision of Judge Alaa al-Khatib to release her husband initially accused of killing her.  Although the legal period to respond to such appeal is 15 days, judge Rida Raad of the Tripoli court has not yet responded.
Given the fact that no new developments have taken place since then, Kafa released a statement last Saturday demanding justice for Rola and her family and asking about the difficulties that have made it impossible for judges to address this appeal.  Kafa reiterated its continued support to the case of Rola Yaakoob and further reiterated the questions it had raised as to why the investigation has consistently overlooked hard evidence in this matter. For her part, Rola Yaakoob’s mother asked the judiciary to be fair and address the request for appeal.  She further asked as to the reasons why there were too many discrepancies between the reports of the forensic doctors and the affidavit of Rola’s neighbor’s who had taken her to the hospital.  She reiterated her demand to clarify all matters related to the murder of her daughter and re-confirmed that Rola’s husband caused her death.
Source: Al-Safir, Al-Mustaqbal 14 July 2014