Court Rules in University of Bouira Case Involving 1,400 Victims
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A court gave a ruling about a case from the University of Bouira.
The case is about 1,400 victims. A victim is a person who is hurt by something bad.
The man in the case is Abdelhakim Battache.
He talked to the public about the case.
He said he is not a candidate. A candidate is a person who wants a job or position.
He also said he does not like media trials. A media trial is when people judge someone on TV or news before a real court decides.
He wants people to wait for the real court to decide.
Many people are watching this case.
The University of Bouira is in Algeria.
People want to know more facts about what happened there.
Vocabulary15 words
- ruling
- a decision made by a court
- victims
- people who are hurt by something bad
- candidate
- a person who wants a job or position
- media trials
- when people judge someone in the news before a court decides
- court
- a place where judges decide if someone did something wrong
- case
- a problem or question that a court looks at
- public
- all the people in a country or city
- university
- a big school for older students
- decide
- to choose an answer
- judge
- a person who decides in a court
- accused
- a person who people say did something wrong
- statement
- words a person says in public
- break silence
- to speak after staying quiet for a long time
- reject
- to say no to something
- news
- information about new events
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1. It gave a ruling 2. 1,400 3. He rejects them
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A court gave a _____ about a case from the University of Bouira.
The case is about 1,400 _____.
The man in the case is Abdelhakim Battache.
He talked to the public about the case.
He said he is not a _____.
He also said he does not like _____.
He wants people to wait for the real court to decide.
Many people are watching this case.
The University of Bouira is in Algeria.
People want to know more facts about what happened there.
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