Maldives Supreme Court asked to review Nasheed case

The Supreme Court was Sunday asked to review the case of former president Mohamed Nasheed, days before he is due to return to the Maldives.

Nasheed, who was convicted on a controversial terror charge in March 2015, has been in self-exile since leaving the country for medical treatment in early 2016. He said he would return on November 1 “come what may.”

The prosecutor general said it had asked the court to review Nasheed’s case as it was of public interest due to repeated requests. A review could mark the first step in overturning his conviction.

“We have submitted to the Supreme Court to review the Criminal Court’s sentencing of Mohamed Nasheed to a prison term of 13 years, and to review the decisions made during the appeal stages,” it said.