Seven students who failed the test to be admitted as attorneys in the latest bar exam terminated on Monday their second hunger strike in a month, which they had begun four days earlier.
The National Coordination for Victims of the Eligibility Examination to Practice the Law announced in a statement that the hunger strike has been suspended, following the intervention of the Kingdom Mediator and its commitment to seek a fair resolution.
The protestors hoped to pressure the Ministry of Justice into granting their requests for a second chance at the bar exam’s written section. On the third day of the strike, one of the protesters was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
The test results published in January of last year started a great deal of controversy as it became clear that people with ties to powerful politicians and attorneys were among the names on the successful lists.
The Ministry of Justice discussed with the group its ideas to put an end to the dispute through two sessions held after eleven of the repeaters went on a hunger strike in early March that lasted for almost a week before being ended with the assistance of the Ministerial Delegation for Human Rights.
According to the ministry, it “opened the door to view the points gained in front of all applicants who failed the exam,” and “interacted favorably with all requests made in this regard.’’
Despite the Ministry of Justice’s will to “continue positive interactions with some of the protestors,” the discussion between the two sides produced no results, particularly since a committee of the protesting lawyers rejected the proposal.
The Coordination Committee also expressed gratitude to the general public for its support. It expressed its hope that the Kingdom Mediator Foundation would be able to reach an agreement on a fair and just resolution to the filers’ problem.
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