Yameen Rasheed murder trial begins with secret hearing
The PG spokesman told the Maldives Independent that the new criminal procedures law allows prosecutors to request secret proceedings “if they believe a circumstance that obstructs justice could arise in an open hearing”.
11 Sep 2017, 9:00 AM
The trial of six suspects charged with the murder of liberal blogger Yameen Rasheed began at the criminal court Sunday afternoon.
The preliminary hearings were closed to the public and the press at the request of the Prosecutor General’s office.
Responding to criticism of the move, the PG spokesman told the Maldives Independent that the new criminal procedures law allows prosecutors to request secret proceedings “if they believe a circumstance that obstructs justice could arise in an open hearing”.
But the PG office will not be asking the court to conduct the whole trial in secret, he added.
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