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- The Thiruvananthapuram Additional District and Sessions Court IV has deferred deciding the date for resuming the trial in the death of journalist K.M.
- Basheer, who died in a road accident involving IAS officer Sriram Venkitaraman.
- The deferral came because the court is still waiting for official information from the Kerala government about the appointment of a special public prosecutor.
- The government has decided to appoint advocate A. Santhosh Kumar as special public prosecutor, and the Kerala High Court has directed a temporary halt until the official order is issued.
- The trial began on August 1, with 12 witnesses examined, six documents and 10 material objects admitted as evidence, and one witness turning hostile.
- The case will next be heard on October 17, and the delay matters because the trial cannot move forward until the prosecutor's appointment is formally confirmed.
What to watch next
- Issuance of the official government order appointing A. Santhosh Kumar as special public prosecutor
- The October 17 hearing and whether the court sets a date to resume the trial
- Any further directions from the Kerala High Court on the temporary halt of proceedings
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