Maldives court cancels slain blogger’s murder hearing for third time
No reason was given for the cancellation by court staff.
24 Jul 2018, 9:00 AM
The Maldives Criminal Court Tuesday cancelled a hearing in the murder trial of slain blogger Yameen Rasheed for the third time in a row.
It was scheduled for 3pm, but was cancelled an hour before it was due to start. The court staff did not give a reason for the cancellation.
It was unclear if the hearing would have been open to the public.
His family was not informed of the hearing by the Prosecutor General’s Office as they had been on previous occasions.
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