Villa Group accused of bribing top judges
The conglomerate, owned and run by self-exiled Jumhooree Party leader Gasim Ibrahim, is said to have for paid for luxury Malaysian properties for two top judges.
05 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
The state Tuesday accused Villa Group of bribing two top judges to order the release of political prisoners.
The conglomerate, owned and run by self-exiled Jumhooree Party leader Gasim Ibrahim, was said to have for paid for luxury Malaysian properties for Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed and Justice Ali Hameed.
Gasim was one of those named in the Supreme Court ruling, which said he and eight others should be freed.
The charges against the judges were read out separately at a Criminal Court preliminary hearing. They are both accused of accepting bribes.
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