(MENAFN- Arab Times) The Misdemeanor Court adjourned until Feb 3 the lawsuit one National Assembly election candidate from Fourth Constituency filed against ex-MP Musallam Al- Barrak for causing his dismal performance in the elections. Defendant lawyers Mohammad Al- Jassem and Jasser Al-Jad'a said their client had only expressed political opinion, while Al-Barrak claimed he did not know the plaintiff let alone knowing about his candidature to malign him. The lawyers are of the view that investigation officers should not have filed charges in the first place for legal proceedings in court, because the statement was clearly directed to the intended person
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