Maldives murder suspect transferred to house arrest
Haris Abdul Gafoor was stabbed to death last year.
07 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM
The Maldives Criminal Court on Tuesday transferred a murder suspect to house arrest, local media reported.
Yameen Rasheed pleaded not guilty to the murder of 24-year-old Haris Abdul Gafoor, who was stabbed to death near a halfway house for recovering addicts in the suburb island of Hulhumalé.
His lawyer said he was still suffering from abdominal injuries sustained in a gang fight in 2015, adding that he needed a low fibre diet because of a ruptured intestine and damage to his pancreas and kidney.
Judge Hassan Najeeb granted the house arrest until the case concludes, against the arguments of the prosecution.
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