EX chief prosecutor faces fresh terror charges on ‘conspiracy to kidnap president’
Former Prosecutor General Muhthaz Muhsin and Judge Ahmed Nihan are facing fresh charges of terrorism for allegedly “attempting to take President [Abdulla] Yameen hostage.”
08 Mar 2016, 9:00 AM
Former Prosecutor General Muhthaz Muhsin and Judge Ahmed Nihan are facing fresh charges of terrorism with the police accusing the pair of conspiring to kidnap President Abdulla Yameen hostage.
According to a document shared on social media by Muhsin’s lawyer Husnu Suood, the ex-PG is accused of attempted kidnapping under the 2015 Anti-Terrorism Act.
Nihan’s lawyer, Nazim Sattar, confirmed that the police have raised the same charges against his client.
The police form referred to section 4(a) of the Act, which states that committing any of the offences specified in the law for the purposes of “exerting an undesirable influence on the government or the state” and terrorising the public will be considered acts of terrorism.
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