The Nauru Government is continuing to abuse the judicial process, a former judge warns.
Former South Australia chief district court judge, Geof Muecke, was commenting as the group dubbed the 'Nauru 19' go to trial over an anti-government protest more than four years ago.
They face charges including rioting and disrupting the legislature.
They are likely to have no legal representation and have been denied legal aid.
Mr Muecke was hired in 2017 by the Nauru Government to hear the controversial case, and then dumped.
He spoke with Don Wiseman and told him that he believes such a big group of accused needs at least four lawyers to represent them, and they couldn't rely on the single public legal defender as the court has suggested.
T-shirts worn by family and supporters of the 19 Nauruans who were prosecuted by government for staging a protest outside of parliament in 2015. Photo: Nauru 19/ Facebook
