[…] The trial of Yasir Muhammed Hafiz, who
worked at the Madrassah Nur Qur'an mosque, in Parkside Road, West Bowling,
Bradford, collapsed last August after concerns over an interpreter's
translation of the evidence.
[…]
Judge Jonathan Rose discharged the jury
because misinterpretation of the defendant's evidence had made the trial unfair.
The judge
told the jury: "This is a man of good character, facing very serious
charges. I cannot take a risk with the reputation and liberty of a man if there
is something not right about the evidence."
Judge Rose
fixed a provisional date this month for a retrial.
But the case
was withdrawn at a brief hearing at Bradford Crown Court this week.
A court
spokesman said the prosecution had offered no evidence and Judge Peter Benson
entered not guilty verdicts on all charges. […]
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