Verdict due in top judge’s obstruction trial
The chief justice faces a prison term of four months and 24 days if found guilty for obstruction of state functions.
06 May 2018, 9:00 AM
The Supreme Court’s director general was not informed about the alleged stoppage of an online communications portal used across government agencies on February 4 and 5, a court heard Sunday, as a verdict looms in a case involving the country’s top judge.
Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed is on trial for obstruction of state functions after he allegedly ordered the halt of the government e-letter management system (GEMS) to block the delivery of three letters. He denies the charge.
The letters, from President Abdulla Yameen, outlined legal concerns with executing the February 1 Supreme Court order to release nine political prisoners and reinstate opposition lawmakers.
The apex court’s director general Ibrahim Waheed appeared as a defence witness on Sunday and testified that he was not informed about the GEMS stoppage although he is the head of the IT section.
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