Court rejects evidence list for Gayoom
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom was arrested during a state of emergency in connection with an alleged coup plot. He was charged with terrorism and is detained for the duration of the trial.
04 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
The criminal court has rejected a list of defence witnesses and evidence for former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, who is on trial for terrorism.
His lawyer Maumoon Hameed said Sunday the list was rejected because it was printed without border lines.
“Criminal court has sent back our witnesses and exhibits lists for, well, colouring outside the lines. Apparently, when we printed our lists, borders were not drawn on the text boxes and so the form became an unauthorized version. I guess that’s one way for the Prosecutor General’s Office to dodge a bullet,” he tweeted.
Gayoom was arrested during a state of emergency in connection with an alleged coup plot. He was charged with terrorism and is detained for the duration of the trial. The 80-year-old former strongman will be jailed for up to 20 years if found guilty.
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