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Nauru 19 have six week wait over stay application

15:04 pm on 6 August 2018

The nineteen Nauru men facing charges over an anti-government protest will have to wait until September 13th to find out if they are free.

The men were charged after an anti-government protest outside the Nauru parliament in June 2015.

They were protesting what had been a year long suspension of five MPs from the Nauru Parliament,  including a former president and senior cabinet minister.

The charges they face include rioting, disturbing the legislature and entering a restricted area - namely the airport, which is adjacent to the parliament.

Don Wiseman has been keeping an eye on developments and told Jamie Tahana the latest.

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Crowds gather in Nauru Photo: supplied/ Shane Bazzi