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“I kind of wanted it to go to trial,” Ortiz said outside the courtroom.

They didn’t win via a headline-grabbing prosecution or courtroom drama, but rather by going public and then doggedly demanding the system live up to its own rules.

The appeal trial of dozens of Tunisian public and opposition figures, jailed on charges of plotting against the state, resumed on Thursday, said an AFP journalist in the courtroom.

But in a courtroom this month, the Star reported, Ali revealed he had lied about the quick death to lessen the impact on her family.

In spring 2024, Willis took the stand to defend her decision-making in a rare and tense courtroom showdown between a state district attorney and a defense lawyer.