Court to review acquittal of man charged with air gun possession
Inthif Rauf was arrested on October 30 after the police discovered a gun during a raid of his home in Malé. The criminal court, however, ruled earlier this month that the prosecution was unable to prove that it was “a dangerous weapon.”
30 May 2016, 9:00 AM
The high court is to review the criminal court’s acquittal of a man accused of carrying a dangerous weapon.
Inthif Rauf, brother of notorious gangster Azlif Rauf, was arrested on October 30 after the police claimed they had discovered a pistol at his home.
His arrest came amid a series of police raids for weapons in Malé in the wake of the September 28 blast on President Abdulla Yameen’s speedboat.
On May 18, the criminal court ruled in favour of Inthif, who said the pistol was a BB gun, a type of air gun, and not capable of causing harm.
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