Court concludes trial of alleged jihadis
Citing audio analysis of conversations, the state prosecutor told the court that one of the defendants told a witness he was in the “sacred land of Shām to seek Jannat-ul Firdaus”.
22 Aug 2017, 9:00 AM
The criminal court concluded Monday the trial of three Maldivian men charged with terrorism following their arrest from the Turkey-Syria border in February 2016.
Ahmed Latheef, Ahmed Suhail Moosa, and Munawwar Abdulla are the first suspects to stand trial for travelling abroad with the intent of joining a terror group after the offence was criminalised by the controversial 2015 Anti-Terrorism Act.
The court heard closing arguments from the prosecution and defence at Monday’s hearing.
The prosecution’s case was based on statements collected from the suspects by the police, testimony from 11 anonymous witnesses, an immigration report outlining travel details, plane tickets, audio analysis of calls, a telegram chat log, intelligence reports and expert opinions from officers who prepared the reports.
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