During his court appearance on December 6, Soudani denied the charges filed against him and stated that he was tortured aggressively during his extrajudicial detention. 
Alipopelekwa mahakamani mnamo tarehe 6 Desemba, Soudani alikana mashtaka yaliyotolewa dhidi yake na kueleza kwamba aliteswa vibaya sana wakati alipokuwa ametupwa kizuizini kinyume cha sheria.