After stating his case to the city’s older men, the fugitive was taken to stand trial in the city having jurisdiction over the location where the death occurred. There he had opportunity to prove his innocence.
وبعد ان يشرح قضيته لشيوخ مدينة الملجإ ،‏ يحاكَم في المدينة التي لها سلطة قضائية على الموقع حيث حدثت الوفاة .‏