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It has been amended to make clear that there was no result in the first trial and that he was acquitted after a second trail in which the jury could not reach a verdict.

"When drafting a contract, lawyers try to include everything. But sometimes life happens and the contract needs to be amended. That is what happened in this case," VCL said.

The BBC is able to report the convictions of the eight British Pakistani men for the first time after reporting restrictions were amended.

"The special court enjoys jurisdiction to try this case according to the Transitional Constitution 2011 as amended," Presiding Judge James Alala ruled.

The bill, introduced in January in the Assembly, was amended to make it more consumer friendly.