Gayoom obstruction trial proceeds despite lawyer boycott
Maumoon Hameed announced he was boycotting the trial in a tweet after criticising its “grave procedural defects.”
29 May 2018, 9:00 AM
Former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom was left without a lawyer in a hearing after his lawyer boycotted proceedings, saying he was unable to defend him in an ‘arbitrary’ trial.
Gayoom, along with Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed and Justice Ali Hameed, face charges of obstruction for allegedly refusing to hand over their mobile phones for a police investigation. They deny the charge.
Maumoon Hameed announced he was boycotting the trial in a tweet after criticising its “grave procedural defects.”
But the presiding judge in the case moved forward with a hearing late Tuesday, despite Gayoom’s requests for time to appoint a new lawyer.
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