Court reprimands prominent lawyers critical of Imran’s jailing
The criminal court reprimanded today two prominent lawyers who criticised the recent jailing of religious conservative Adhaalath Party President Sheikh Imran Abdulla on a terrorism charge.
21 Feb 2016, 9:00 AM
The criminal court reprimanded today two prominent lawyers who had criticised the recent jailing of religious conservative Adhaalath Party President Sheikh Imran Abdulla on a terrorism charge.
Imran’s lawyer Ali Zahir, who is also the vice president of the Adhaalath Party, and Maumoon Hameed, who represented a former defence minister jailed on a weapons smuggling charge last year, were told to be careful while making comments about trials.
The pair were summoned to the court separately.
“There were no judges. I think it was the court’s registrar who advised me to be cautious,” Zahir told The Maldives Independent. “I was told not to defame the court. I deny this charge.”
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