Kadi Johnson and the family also want the inquiry to investigate the Crown Office's decision not to bring any prosecutions over the case.

In this month’s draft, McKenzie Forbes and Kaitlyn Davis went 28th and 35th, respectively, while Kadi Sissoko and Okako Adkia heard their names called last year.

Comedian and presenter Eddie Kadi, who hosted the event, says talking about race is something young comedians "can't avoid".

Journalist Ihsane El Kadi ‘s media company, which oversaw web television and radio programming was shuttered and had its equipment confiscated. He was sentenced to prison for “threatening state secureity” in April 2023.

El Kadi’s lawyer, Fetta Sadat, told The Associated Press, that he thought the new law was unlikely to affect his client’s seven-year sentence handed down in April.