The cases against Samuel Turi, Arnold Zilong, Tuom Tutuk, Ronald Nelson, Carl Inoumba and Jeremiah Buigen were dismissed by Justice George Manuhu after the state failed to secure their witnesses, who are Chinese nationals, to appear in court.
The non-availability of state witnesses saw no evidence offered by the state when it closed its case at trial.
The trial was initially set in May to give time to round up witnesses however, that was not done.