Two opposition MPs on Nauru are spending another week in custody as they continue to battle for legal representation.
Crowds gather in Nauru Photo: supplied/ Shane Bazzi
The MPs, former president Sprent Dabwido and Squire Jeremiah, have been charged in connection with an anti-government protest outside parliament last month.
They appeared in court on Friday for their second attempt to secure bail, but the men do not have access to a lawyer on the island.
A pleader, who provides some legal support, returns to the island today, but a source on Nauru says the MPs have rejected his representation.
Mr Dabwido and Mr Jeremiah want a lawyer who is based in Australia to represent them, but the Nauru Government continues to refuse him a visa.
They have asked the Supreme Court to rule on their right to a lawyer of their choice, and will appear in court on Friday for their next bail hearing.
