Defence minister acquitted of terrorism
09 Apr 2015, 1:47 PM
Hassan Mohamed
The criminal court has acquitted defence minister Moosa Ali Jaleel of terrorism charges related to the detention of a judge, an incident over which former president Mohamed Nasheed has been jailed for 13 years.
The court said there was insufficient evidence to prove Jaleel’s involvement.
Jaleel, who headed the army during the 2012 military detention of criminal court chief judge Abdulla Mohamed, maintains he had no role or influence in the arrest. He said the post of chief of defence forces had been reduced to a ceremonial position.
Five senior state officials were charged with terrorism and tried separately over the judge’s arrest.
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