[Al Arabiya Latest] A Sudanese court on Wednesday adjourned the case of a woman journalist facing 40 lashes for violating public decorum and wearing pants in public, which Sudanese police called "indecent."The judge deferred the case to Tuesday after Lubna Ahmed al-Hussein, who works for the left-wing Al-Sahafa newspaper and for the media department of the United Nations Mission in Sudan, waived the immunity given to U.N. workers.
"The court gave Lubna the choice either to accept immunity from the U.N. or to waive that and go on with the trial," her lawyer Nabil Adeeb told AFP.
But Hussein refused to take the easy route and insisted on continuing with the case. "I wish to resign from the U.N., I wish this court case to continue," Hussein told a packed court room after which the judge adjourned the case to August 4.
Lubna Ahmed al-Hussein was arrested in Khartoum earlier this month after being caught wearing pants at a public event.