mahmoud bouneb

The former manager of Al Jazeera Children’s Channel has called the latest delay “the peak of absurdity,” as the financial strain of being unable to work in Qatar or leave the country intensify.

The next hearing for the trio, which have been charged with financial mismanagement, is in February. But the defendants, who are not allowed to leave Qatar, say they are worried they will not be able to afford living in Doha until then.

Auditors investigating the books of Al Jazeera Children’s Channel said they found isolated administrative errors, but no evidence of missing or improperly spent money.