An fara shari'ar Russell Brand a Kotun Crown ta Southwark a wannan makon kuma ta sami ɗaukar hoto mai yawa a kafofin watsa labarai. Ana zargin tsohon ɗan wasan barkwanci kuma mai gabatarwa da cin zarafin mata shida. Ya musanta dukkan tuhume-tuhumen. Ga abubuwa biyar da muka koya zuwa yanzu:
1. 'Ba tare da bambanci da kuma kwadayi': mai gabatar da ƙara ya bayyana ƙararsa
Brand yana fuskantar tuhume-tuhume uku na fyade, uku na cin zarafin jima'i da ɗaya na cin zarafi mara kyau a kan mata shida, tare da zarge-zargen da suka shafi shekaru 10 daga 1999 zuwa 2009. Ya musanta dukkan tuhume-tuhumen kuma ya amsa ba shi da laifi.
An fara zaɓen alkalai ranar Litinin, amma mai gabatar da ƙara Riel Karmy-Jones KC ya buɗe ƙarar ranar Laraba. Ta gaya wa kotu cewa Brand, mai shekaru 51, mafarauci ne mara tausayi, mai ƙididdigewa da kuma yaudara tare da sha'awar jima'i "ba tare da bambanci da kuma kwadayi".
Ta bayar da hujjar cewa hanyoyinsa sun bambanta, kuma mata sun kasance hanya ce kawai ta cimma manufarsa.
"Wani lokaci yana iya gaya wa mata abin da suke so su ji, ya kasance mai kyau, mai kirki. Wani lokaci yana iya nuna sha'awar manufarsu, wani lokaci ma yana iya yin yunƙurin jima'i cikin mintuna kaɗan da saduwa da su, ya gano wata matashiya mai sauƙin rinjaye a inda yake yin wasa – amma duk lokacin da ya gano wanda yake hari, yana da niyyar ƙoƙarin cika sha'awarsa ta jima'i," in ji Karmy-Jones.
2. 'Na kasance kamar aljani': kotu ta ji bayanan matan farko
Kotu ta ji daga biyu daga cikin mata shida da suka yi zargin Brand. Dukan matan biyu sun ba da shaida daga bayan allo, kuma alkalin shari'ar, Mista Justice Bennathan, ya gaya wa alkalai cewa matakin ya kasance daidai ne, yana cewa: "Kada ku riƙe shi a kan kowa."
Zargin farko da Brand ke fuskanta daga wata mata ce da ta yi iƙirarin cewa fitaccen ɗan talabijin ya yi mata fyade bayan wani wasan kwaikwayo na cabaret a taron jam'iyyar Labour na 1999 a Bournemouth.
Ta fashe da kuka a cikin akwatin shaida ranar Alhamis yayin da ta ba da labarin yadda Brand ya kasance "kamar dodo" lokacin da ya tura ta kan gado a cikin ɗakin otal a wani hari da ya sa ta ji kamar ba za ta iya numfashi ba.
"Na kasance kamar aljani a kan gado. Abin da nake tunani kawai shi ne yana cikina kuma da sauri ya fi kyau," in ji ta.
Ana zargin Brand da cin zarafi mara kyau ga wanda ake zargi na biyu, wanda ya gaya wa kotu ranar Juma'a cewa ya rikiɗe ya zama "mahaukaci mai idanu masu zafi" lokacin da ya yi ƙoƙarin jawo ta cikin bandakin maza don yin jima'i.
Matar, wadda ke aiki da MTV a lokacin, ta yi iƙirarin cewa ta "kwace" kanta ta saki, tana cewa: "Na fito ba tare da wani rauni ba. Bai sami damar yi mini fyade ba."
3. 'Babu rashin daidaiton iko': Brand ya bayyana kariyarsa
Kotu ta ji cewa a cikin bayanan da aka shirya a cikin tambayoyin 'yan sanda, Brand ya musanta dukkan zarge-zargen. Ya ce bai taɓa yin jima'i ba tare da yarda ba, kuma ya ba da shawarar cewa wasu bayanan ana iya sake ƙirƙira su ko kuma a yi tunaninsu bayan wani shirin gaskiya na 2023 game da zargin cin zarafin jima'i da ake yi masa.
Lauyan kariyarsa, Ian Winter KC, ya ba da shawara ga mai ƙara na farko cewa Brand "yaro ne mai kama da matashi sosai" kuma "babu rashin daidaiton iko" a lokacin da ake zargin sun sadu a 1999.
Ya ba da shawara ga mai ƙara na biyu cewa Brand ya "gayyace" ta cikin bandaki don yin jima'i bisa yarda kuma ya kasance "ɗan gajeren lokaci, ƙaramin abu sosai".
4. 'Ina addu'a ga kowa': Brand ya dogara ga hoton Kirista
Brand ya isa kotu tare da matarsa, Laura, a cikin uku daga cikin kwanaki biyar da shari'ar ke zama. Mai tsaronsa da membobin tawagarsa sun zauna a ɗakin jama'a kowace rana.
Da ya isa Kotun Crown ta Southwark ranar Juma'a cikin kwat ɗinsa mai duhu na musamman, abin wuyan giciye da dogon gyale, ɗan wasan ya ce: "Babu shakka yanayi ne na ban mamaki da damuwa, amma kuma bincike ne na gaskiya da adalci kuma, kamar yadda na faɗa a baya, ina addu'a ga duk wanda abin ya shafa.
"A wata hanya abin baƙin ciki ne sosai amma da fatan zai iya kawo wasu ƙarshe masu amfani."
A cikin kotu, Brand ya zauna a miƙe tare da hannayensa a cinyarsa, yana kama da saurara sosai ga shaidun. 'Yan jarida a ɗakin manema labarai, kai tsaye bayan akwatin gilashin, sun hango hotonsa yayin da yake kallon gaba. A wasu lokuta, an gan shi riƙe da ƙwallan addu'a.
5. Shari'ar a matsayin abun ciki
Brand yana isa kotu kowace safiya ga babban taron masu ɗaukar hoto da 'yan jarida daga ko'ina cikin duniya. Shari'ar ta sami ɗaukar hoto mai yawa a duniya, ciki har da Amurka, inda Brand yanzu yake zaune tare da matarsa da 'ya'yansa. Kowace rana, aƙalla 'yan jarida 20 sun cika cikin Kotu ta 3, inda shari'ar ke gudana, kuma kusan 30 sun kalli allon a wata kotu a cikin ginin. Wasu sun shiga shari'ar daga nesa ta hanyar hanyar CVP. Akwai aƙalla kwasfan fayiloli biyar na yau da kullun da ke ɗaukar shari'ar, kuma 'yan jarida da yawa daga wurare ɗaya suna gasa don shiga kotu.
Tambayoyin da ake yawan yi
Ga jerin tambayoyin da ake yawan yi game da shari'ar Russell Brand da ke rufe abin da aka ruwaito da kuma abin da aka gani zuwa yanzu. Lura cewa a yanzu an tuhumi Brand amma ba a yi masa shari'a ba - don haka tambayoyi da yawa suna magana kan wannan bambanci.
Tambayoyin farko
Menene ake zargin Russell Brand da shi
Yana fuskantar tuhume-tuhumen fyade da cin zarafin jima'i da suka shafi mata huɗu da suka shafi abubuwan da ake zargin sun faru tsakanin 1999 da 2005.
Shin ana shari'arsa a yanzu
A'a. An tuhume shi amma ba a sa ranar shari'a ba tukuna. Ƙarar tana ci gaba a kotuna.
A ina ake sauraron ƙarar
A Kotun Majistare ta Westminster don sauraron farko tare da tsammanin ƙarar za ta koma wata babbar kotu don shari'a.
Me Brand ya ce lokacin da ya bayyana a kotu
Bai amsa tuhuma ba a sauraron farko. Ƙungiyar lauyoyinsa sun nuna cewa ya musanta zarge-zargen.
Shin ya amsa a bainar jama'a
Eh. Brand ya musanta zarge-zargen a bainar jama'a yana mai cewa suna da matuƙar muhimmanci amma yana cewa dangantakarsa ta kasance bisa yarda koyaushe.
Me ake nufi da tuhuma da kuma yanke hukunci
Tuhuma tana nufin an shigar da zarge-zargen a hukumance. Yanke hukunci yana nufin an tabbatar da laifi a kotu. Ba a yanke wa Brand hukunci kan komai ba.
Tambayoyin tsakiya
Me ya faru a bayyanar farko a kotu
Brand ya bayyana a Kotun Majistare ta Westminster ya yi magana ne kawai don tabbatar da sunansa da bayanansa kuma an ba shi beli. An tura ƙarar zuwa Kotun Crown.
Menene takamaiman tuhume-tuhumen
Rahotanni sun bayyana tuhume-tuhumen da suka haɗa da fyade, cin zarafi mara kyau da cin zarafin jima'i da suka danganta da zarge-zargen mata huɗu a tsawon lokaci kusan 1999 zuwa 2005.
Menene mataki na gaba a cikin tsari
Sauraron farko a Kotun Crown inda ake gudanar da ƙarar kuma a sa jadawalin shari'a. Yawanci ana amsa tuhuma a ko kafin wannan matakin.
Me ya sa ƙarar ta ɗauki lokaci mai tsawo kafin ta isa kotu
Waɗannan zarge-zargen sun fara bayyana a bainar jama'a a 2023 ta hanyar binciken kafofin watsa labarai. Sannan 'yan sanda sun bincika kuma Hukumar Gabatar da Ƙara ta Crown ta duba shaidu kafin ta yanke shawarar tuhuma - tsari da zai iya ɗaukar watanni da yawa.
Wace shaida ake rahoto cewa tana da hannu
Masu gabatar da ƙara ba su bayyana shaidunsu a bainar jama'a ba. Rahotannin kafofin watsa labarai sun ambaci kayan shirin gaskiya da bayanan shaidu amma takamaiman bayanai za su bayyana ne kawai ta hanyar shari'ar kotu.
Tambayoyin ci gaba
