High Court upholds 10-year prison term for ex-defence minister
The judge’s three-week detention at a military training base sparked anti-government protests, culminating in then-president Mohamed Nasheed’s resignation in the wake of a violent mutiny by police and army elements in 2012.
21 Nov 2017, 9:00 AM
The High Court Tuesday upheld a 10-year prison term for former defence minister Tholhath Ibrahim Kaleyfaan over the arrest of a judge in 2012.
Tholhath was convicted of terrorism and sentenced in April 2015 for the arbitrary arrest of Criminal Court Judge Abdulla Mohamed.
The judge’s three-week detention at the military training base on the island of Girifushi sparked anti-government protests, culminating in then-president Mohamed Nasheed’s resignation in the wake of a violent mutiny by police and army elements on February 7, 2012.
At Tuesday’s hearing the apex court supported the lower court’s verdict to keep the ex-minister in prison for 10 years.
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