Gayoom accused of destroying evidence as lawyers allege ‘mental harm’
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom was questioned for the first time on Saturday, 33 days after his arrest.
12 Mar 2018, 9:00 AM
Police are seeking to charge former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom with destroying evidence, as lawyers accused authorities of trying to cause him mental harm.
Gayoom refused to cooperate with “an illegal investigation” when he was questioned on Saturday for the first time since his arrest 33 days ago.
He believed he was questioned after more than a month because police hope to demoralise him with the purpose of causing him “mental torture,” his lawyer Mohamed Faisal said.
The 80-year-old former dictator was questioned for 15 minutes after his case was forwarded to the Prosecutor General’s office.
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