Criminal court urged to expedite Imran’s trial
Prosecutor General Muhthaz Muhsin has written to the criminal court urging it to expedite a terrorism trial against Sheikh Imran Abdulla, indicted on terrorism and held without trial for two months.
10 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
Prosecutor General Muhthaz Muhsin has written to the criminal court urging it to expedite a terrorism trial against Sheikh Imran Abdulla, the president of the religious Adhaalath Party, indicted on terrorism and held in police custody.
Judge Abdul Bari Yoosuf has blamed the two-month delay on the construction of a new courtroom, lawyers said.
Imran was arrested for a second time on June 1 and charged with terrorism for allegedly inciting violence at a historic anti-government protest on May 1. At the first hearing a three-judge panel ruled Imran to be kept in state custody.
The trial has remained stalled since.
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