Ex-defence minister jailed for 10 years on terrorism charges
11 Apr 2015, 2:30 PM
Former defence minister Tholhath Ibrahim Kaleyfaanu was found guilty of terrorism and sentenced to 10 years in jail last night over the military detention of a judge while ex-president Mohamed Nasheed was in office.
Nasheed is currently serving a 13-year jail sentence over the same incident, in which criminal court chief judge Abdulla Mohamed was held for three weeks in January 2012.
Ex-colonel Mohamed Ziyad, one of the five accused in the case, was meanwhile acquitted last night.
The court said the prosecution’s evidence, witness testimony and Tholhath’s statements in court were sufficient to prove the former minister’s involvement.
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