Convict alleges attempts to coerce confession to killing Dr Afrasheem
03 Jun 2015, 4:01 PM
Hassan Mohamed
Murder convict Hussain Humam has claimed that former state minister for home affairs Mohamed Fayaz ‘FA’ threatened to kill his family if he did not confess to killing Dr Afrasheem Ali, local media report.
At a hearing of his appeal at the High Court yesterday, Human alleged attempts by Fayaz, police officers and state prosecutors to coerce a confession.
The state minister told Humam that “the people who murdered Dr Afrasheem can also murder your family,” he claimed.
Humam said he confessed to the crime at the criminal court due to “psychological abuse.”
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