Ex-defence minister appeals weapons smuggling sentence
12 Apr 2015, 6:22 PM
Former defence minister Mohamed Nazim has appealed an 11-year jail term on weapons smuggling at the high court today.
Nazim’s defence team said the criminal court had failed to provide a required report into court proceedings by the 2pm appeal deadline today.
The US and UK have criticised Nazim’s trial for apparent lack of due process, and the opposition has been protesting daily for his release.
Nazim’s lawyers said the criminal court’s failure to provide the case report “hampered” his right to appeal and that the new 10-day appeal deadline was too short to file an appeal. The Supreme Court had shortened the 90 day appeal period to 10 days in January.
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