Supreme court concludes hearings into its first murder case
The conclusion of an appeal against death sentence on Ahmed Murrath, convicted of killing a prominent lawyer, brings the Maldives a step closer to the first executions by the state in more than half a century.
21 Jun 2016, 9:00 AM
The supreme court concluded today hearings into its first murder case, bringing the prospect of state executions a step closer in the Maldives.
Should the apex court uphold the death sentence, Ahmed Murrath, convicted of killing a prominent lawyer in 2012, could become the first Maldivian to be executed by the state in more than half a century.
Home Minister Umar Naseer told local media last week prisoners will be executed within thirty days of the supreme court upholding or issuing a guilty verdict.
Murrath and his girlfriend Fathmath Hanaa were convicted of murdering Ahmed Najeeb four years ago. The elderly lawyer’s mutilated body was found stuffed in a dustbin in Murrath’s residence on July 1, 2012.
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