The New Zealand Law Society's Rule of Law Committee said the trial of the group of anti-government protesters, dubbed the 'Nauru 19', was bordering on a sham.
The 'Nauru 19', which is now down to 15, are charged with rioting and disturbing the Legislature after a protest against government corruption outside Nauru's Parliament in June 2015.
The Law Society's committee convenor, Austin Forbes QC, said the criminal charges against the group had been a "blight on justice" in the Pacific for the last four years.
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RNZ Pacific