Anas murder suspects plead not guilty
Five out of seven suspects standing trial for the murder of Mohamed Anas last July pleaded not guilty at the criminal court on Monday.
19 Dec 2017, 9:00 AM
Five out of seven suspects standing trial for the murder of Mohamed Anas pleaded not guilty at the criminal court on Monday.
Usman Shareef, 23, Ahmed Zayan, 19, Mohamed Shaz, 21, and Afrah Abdul Razzaq, 21, are accused of carrying out the murder while Junaih Abdulla, 19, Hassan Mahfooz, 22, and Simah Moosa, 23, were charged with aiding and abetting for driving the assailants to and from the scene.
According to media, the court conducted the pre-trial hearing for all seven suspects together but Zayan and Mahfooz did not answer the charges because their lawyers were respectively suspended and on leave.
Denying the charges, Afrah and Junaih claimed they were out of Malé on the night of the fatal stabbing. Shaz also claimed to have an alibi.
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