Court asked to throw out obstruction charge against chief justice
Defence lawyers said the obstruction of government function charge was brought in violation of the criminal procedures act.
26 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM
The Criminal Court was Thursday asked to throw out obstruction of government function charges against Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed.
Prosecutors asked the presiding judge to allow three anonymous witnesses and secret documents as evidence at a preliminary hearing of the case.
Defence lawyers argued against it, requesting the court to throw out the case as the charges were brought in violation of the criminal procedures act.
The charge of obstructing government function follows allegations that Saeed ordered the shutdown of an online communications portal used across government agencies called the government e-letter management system (GEMS) on February 4 and 5.
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