Court rejects Gayoom’s pleas, proceeds to trial
Gayoom was charged with obstruction of justice for allegedly refusing to hand over his mobile phone for a police investigation.
22 May 2018, 9:00 AM
The criminal court on Tuesday rejected 12 pre-trial motions from former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom and decided to proceed to trial on obstruction of justice charges.
According to media reports of the preliminary hearing, Judge Hassan Najeeb rejected the legal and procedural arguments made by Gayoom’s defence counsel and scheduled the first hearing of the trial for Thursday.
Gayoom was charged along with Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed and Justice Ali Hameed for allegedly refusing to hand over their mobile phones for a police investigation.
All three have dismissed the charges as “politically motivated.”
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