Abdullah Ali Ibrahim writes about the trial of Mawlana Ahmed Haroun, asking whether it is a trial or an exhausting ordeal. He notes that the case has dragged on for four years, with the defendants growing older and showing signs of old age, while demands rise to speed it up. He also refers to recent statements by former President Omar al-Bashir before the court handling the June 1989 coup plotters, saying they remind readers that the trial has been underway for more than two years.