Ex-defence minister charged with terrorism
Former Defence Minister Ameen Faisal has been charged with terrorism over the military’s detention of then-MP Abdulla Yameen in July 2010. The trial was scheduled to begin at 1:00pm Tuesday afternoon but the first hearing was cancelled by the criminal court.
15 Nov 2016, 9:00 AM
Former Defence Minister Ameen Faisal has been charged with terrorism over the military’s controversial detention of then-MP Abdulla Yameen in July 2010.
The trial was scheduled to begin at 1:00pm Tuesday afternoon but the first hearing was cancelled by the criminal court. The Prosecutor General’s office filed the case on October 24.
Faisal, who also served as national security advisor during former President Mohamed Nasheed’s administration, was questioned by the police last September about Yameen’s nine-day detention on the presidential retreat island Aarah.
Faisal’s lawyer said the police accused his client of ordering the incumbent president’s “abduction,” an offence that carries a jail term of up to 15 years under the now-defunct Anti Terrorism Act of 1990.
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