Prosecutors admit Faris was sentenced after rushed trial
The lawmaker was convicted of identity fraud for using the ruling party flag.
01 Oct 2018, 9:00 AM
MP Faris Maumoon was convicted of identity fraud after a rushed trial lacking due process, state prosecutors admitted in an appeal hearing Monday.
Faris, who was sentenced to four months and 24 days of jail in June, was released on bail on Sunday along with his father Maumoon Abdul Gayoom and Jumhooree Party leader Gasim Ibrahim.
The High Court released the politicians pending a ruling on their appeals.
At the second hearing of Faris’s appeal Monday, prosecutors admitted the criminal court trial did not follow due process and that state witnesses gave false testimony, reported Avas. Prosecutors alleged that witnesses lied due to “pressure from defence attorneys.”
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