tˈɑːm lˈæsɛɾɚ, ðə lˈiːd mə klˈætʃi ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾɚ, ɹˈoʊt ðæt wˌaɪl hɪz tɹaɪbjˈuːnəl pɹˈɛzɪdənt ɹˈuːld ðæt ˈiːvən ðˌoʊ hiː hæd ˈɔfɚd ðɛɹ fˈoʊn nˈʌmbɚz ðə wˈɪtnəsᵻz hiː ɹᵻkwˈɛstᵻd wɜː nˌɑːt ɹˈiːzənəbli ɐvˈeɪləbəl bˌʌt mə klˈætʃi ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾɚz "hæd lˈɪɾəl tɹˈʌbəl" fˈoʊnɪŋ hɪz bˈɔs æt ðɪ ɪntˈɪɹiɚ mˈɪnɪstɹi, moʊhˈæmɪd mʌstˈɑːfə.
Tom Lasseter, the lead McClatchy reporter, wrote that while his Tribunal President ruled that even though he had offered their phone numbers the witnesses he requested were not reasonably available but McClatchy reporters "had little trouble" phoning his boss at the Interior Ministry, Mohammed Mustafa.