Man fined US$13 for assaulting MP Mariya
The judge opted for the MVR200 fine in lieu of banishment, house arrest or imprisonment for up to six months.
23 May 2017, 9:00 AM
The criminal court on Monday found a man guilty of assaulting MP Mariya Ahmed Didi and fined him MVR200 (US$13).
In a verdict delivered more than five years after the incident, the court ruled that the prosecution’s evidence was sufficient to prove that Hassan Rashid from the Nanreethige on Alif Alif Rasdhoo assaulted the lawmaker on the morning of February 7, 2012.
Video footage shows Rashid strike Mariya on the face after mutinying police officers beat up supporters of then-President Mohamed Nasheed at the Republic Square in Malé.
“Talking about this is rather difficult for me, I was beaten up and dragged on the floor by dozens of policemen and to again be hit on my face like that…,” Mariya told the Maldives Independent.
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