Studio rape trial begins
The closed-door trial of a 34-year old man who has been under arrest since January on rape charges began at the criminal court on Monday.
03 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM
The closed-door trial of a 34-year old man detained on rape charges since January began at the criminal court on Monday.
Local media identified the defendant, Hassan Faiz from Thinadhoo island in Gaaf Dhaal atoll, as the brother of MP Ahmed Nihan, parliamentary group leader of the ruling party.
The 18-year old victim alleged she was raped and offered hush money by her attacker, who claimed nothing would happen to him because of his political connections even if she reported it to police.
The girl received treatment at the time and her medical reports were handed over to police.
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