Court hears witnesses in Gasim’s bribery trial

Police forensic analysts testified Wednesday in the bribery trial of opposition Jumhooree Party leader Gasim Ibrahim.

Speaking to reporters after the closed-door hearing, Gasim’s lawyer Hisaan Hussain said the two forensic officers testified to establish the lawmaker’s identity in a video of a speech at an opposition rally.

The business tycoon is being prosecuted for declaring that the allied parties would grant tickets for the 2019 parliamentary polls and help with the re-election campaigns of MPs who vote to impeach Speaker Abdulla Maseeh Mohamed. 

“They shared their findings with the court. The prosecutors and we were given the opportunity to speak about it,” Hisaan said.