May Day protester sentenced to seven years for assaulting policeman
A 50-year-old man has been sentenced to seven years in prison after being found guilty of assaulting a policeman during a mass anti-government protest on May 1 last year.
15 Mar 2016, 9:00 AM
A 50-year-old man has been sentenced to seven years in prison after being found guilty of assaulting a policeman during a mass anti-government protest on May 1 last year.
Delivering the verdict yesterday, Judge Abdul Bari Yousuf said the prosecution’s evidence was sufficient to prove that Mohamed Iqbal hit a fallen police officer on the head with his helmet.
Iqbal was charged with assault along with 12 other protesters. In early February, the criminal court acquitted one of the accused, Usman Hussain, 30, based on lack of evidence.
PG Office Spokesperson Hisham Wajeeh told The Maldives Independent that the criminal court has heard closing arguments in the trials of the other 11 suspects.
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