Surprise terror trial for ex-chief prosecutor
The criminal court summoned detained former Prosecutor General Muhthaz Muhsin to an unannounced hearing today and granted him seven days to hire a lawyer to answer a terror charge.
10 Mar 2016, 9:00 AM
The criminal court summoned detained former Prosecutor General Muhthaz Muhsin to an unannounced hearing today and granted him seven days to hire a lawyer to answer a terror charge.
Muhsin and Judge Ahmed Nihan from the Alif Dhaal Maamigili magistrate court were arrested on February 7 on charges of forging a warrant to arrest President Abdulla Yameen in connection with the Maldives’ biggest corruption scandal.
The terror charges were filed just two days ago.
Muhsin’s lawyer Husnu Suood told The Maldives Independent that he was not informed ahead of today’s hearing, noting that Muhsin did not have legal representation.
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