Chief of Defense Forces testifies in Nasheed, Tholhath terrorism trials
06 Mar 2015, 2:25 AM
Zaheena Rasheed
Former President Mohamed Nasheed and former Defense Minister Tholhath Ibrahim Kaleyfaanu must bear responsibility for the military detention of Criminal Court Chief Judge Abdulla Mohamed, the Chief of Defense Forces Major General Ahmed Shiyam has said.
Testifying in two separate hearings into terrorism charges against Nasheed and Tholhath on Thursday, Shiyam said the Maldives National Defense Forces could not carry out such an operation without the pair’s orders.
“As soldiers, we are obliged to follow their orders,” he told the court at Nasheed’s 9pm hearing.
Both Nasheed and Tholhath have denied ordering Judge Abdulla’s arrest. If convicted of terrorism, they face a jail term or banishment between 10 and 15 years.
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