Overseas human rights groups and United Nations human rights experts protested that the case against him was seriously flawed, that he did not receive a fair trial, and was mistreated in detention.
Oversøiske menneskerettighedsgrupper og FNs menneskerettighedseksperter protesterede og påpegede, at sagen mod ham var alvorligt fejlbehæftet, at han ikke havde fået en retfærdig rettergang, og at han var blevet mishandlet under forvaringen.