Brother accused of attacking judges claim they are victims of conspiracy

Two brothers accused of assaulting a pair of employment tribunal judges demanded to have their case heard by Britain’s most senior judge. Ahmed Hassan, 61, and his brother Mohamed Hassan, 58, are accused of attacking judge Carol Taylor and lay judge Duncan Ross at the East London Employment Tribunal in Poplar on 7 February. The pair previously appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court without legal representation but were asked to return today with a lawyer. Today’s usually brief hearing to enter…