Maldives Criminal Court cancels 30 hearings
One of the cancelled trials was for ex-president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom.
09 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM
Hearings for 30 different trials were cancelled by the Maldives Criminal Court Thursday to familiarise judges and staff with new trial rules.
The rules, published by the Supreme Court a year after the criminal procedures law was implemented, came into effect Wednesday.
A court spokesman told the Maldives Independent that hearings would continue after the weekend.
One of the cancelled trials was a terror hearing for ex-president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, who had earlier asked for hearings to be conducted without him because of his age and ill health.
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