This capable team will be entrusted with preparing the defense case when the trial begins and disputing its legality and procedures that deny the President justice.

This move is to put the defense team on a proper legal foundation and when the family appoints lawyers it then knows who is whom.

The meeting took place on Monday, but I'm not at liberty to disclose the contents of the talks.

There was never any proper legal team. It was a media hype more than anything else.

I have heard nothing whatsoever about this alleged media speculation. This is a matter for the judiciary to decide on, not for politicians and Jalal should know better than that. Why should he make a statement on the accused to the public? The court, the judge need to decide on this.

They have more than one counsel in every country claiming to represent him. This can lead to conflicting legal opinion that may damage the interest of the client.

We have formed a legal defense team that includes prominent American, European, Asian and Arab lawyers who were chosen on the basis of competence and merit to put up a strong defense.

How can one review thousands and thousands of pages in just a matter of a few days? This court has been deliberating with the evidence for the past year, but it has been keeping it away from the defense, which is not fair.

Until now we cannot get on the with task of disputing the illegality of the trial or any charge because no official document has been presented so far. It's our right to see the charges.