High Court overturns May Day protester’s jail sentence
Ibrahim Ibadh was jailed for seven years over the assault of a policeman.
13 Nov 2018, 9:00 AM
The High Court freed Monday a protester from the 2015 May Day march who was sentenced to seven years in prison over the assault of a policeman.
Ibrahim Ibadh was found guilty of hitting Sergeant Abdul Rahman Hussain with a baton but the High Court ruled he was falsely charged and overturned the criminal court’s verdict.
He was charged with assault using a weapon but convicted of aiding and abetting assault using a dangerous weapon.
The appeal of Ibrahim Rasheed, who was also sentenced on the same charge, was dismissed Monday when he failed to attend a hearing. He is under house arrest due to ill health.
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