Ex-MDP lawmaker cleared of assaulting policeman
Ibrahim Rasheed was severely beaten during a police crackdown on February 8, 2012.
05 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM
The criminal court on Sunday acquitted former MP Ibrahim Rasheed ‘Bonde’ on charges of assaulting a policeman in July 2012.
The court ruled that the prosecution’s witness testimony was insufficient to prove guilt.
Two out of three policemen who witnessed the incident had told the court they did not believe the lawmaker hit the officer on purpose.
The Maldivian Democratic Party MP was accused of obstructing police duty during a protest on July 30, 2012, when police stopped a group of activists on motorbikes. He allegedly attempted to push the police back and struck an officer on the chest.
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