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"The courts have, therefore, granted the application for the former President to depart from the country purely for specialised medical reasons, and his trial will be suspended for the duration of his absence," he said.President Bio said it did not in any way detract from the seriousness of the ongoing trials, and that it was further proof that "the trial is not a political witch-hunt but one aimed at unravelling the truth behind the events of 26 November".