Terrorism charges dismissed against MP Saud
He was charged over an alleged plot assassinate High Court judge Shujau Usman.
25 Nov 2018, 9:00 AM
The criminal court dismissed Sunday terrorism charges raised against MP Saud Hussain and former education ministry official Ibrahim Haneef over an alleged plot assassinate High Court judge Shujau Usman.
Citing lack of evidence, the court decided not to proceed to trial and dismissed the “baseless” charge, the MP for Gaaf Alif Villigili tweeted.
It is the latest move by the courts to clear lawmakers who were put on trial during the previous administration. Several politicians and other high-profile figures have returned from exile or been released from prison since former president Abdulla Yameen’s heavy defeat in September’s election.
The charges against Saud were raised shortly after he defected to the opposition in July last year. After more than a year out of parliament, he was reinstated last month along with other defectors from the former ruling party who were deemed to have lost their seats.
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