Court rejects Nasheed’s prison transfer challenge
The criminal court has thrown out a petition filed by former President Mohamed Nasheed requesting his transfer from house arrest to prison be ruled arbitray and illegal.
24 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
The criminal court has thrown out a petition by former President Mohamed Nasheed requesting his transfer from house arrest to prison be ruled arbitray and illegal.
“As per the Prisons and Parole Act, the Maldives Correctional Services (MCS) is mandated to implement jail sentences issued by a court of law,” a statement on the court’s website said.
Nasheed was sentenced to 13 years in jail over the arrest of a criminal court judge during his tenure.
Lawyers claim the government permanently commuted his sentence to house arrest on July 19. The government, however, denies this.
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