Four years later, Ihavandhoo men face trial over civil unrest
Some 22 men from the northern island of Ihavandhoo were charged with obstruction of police duty over the forced closure of a police station during nationwide civil unrest on February 8, 2012. However, the penal code bars prosecution over a misdemeanour after more than three years.
22 Sep 2016, 9:00 AM
The Prosecutor General has charged 22 men from the northern island of Ihavandhoo with obstruction of police duty over the forced closure of a police station during nationwide civil unrest on February 8, 2012.
But their lawyer contends that the charges cannot be raised after more than four years.
Citing time limitations in the new penal code, Nazim Sattar explained that a person cannot be prosecuted for a misdemeanour more than three years after the offence was committed.
Obstruction of police duty is a misdeamnour that carries either a fine of no more than MVR12,000 (US$778) or a jail sentence of no more than six months.
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