Gayoom attends hearing of Faris’s identity fraud trial
Former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom attended Sunday morning his son MP Faris Maumoon’s identity fraud trial as opposition lawmakers gathered outside the criminal court in solidarity with their detained colleague.
23 Jul 2017, 9:00 AM
Former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom attended Sunday morning his son MP Faris Maumoon’s identity fraud trial as opposition lawmakers gathered outside the criminal court in solidarity with their detained colleague.
The 79-year-old former president observed the preliminary hearing alongside his daughter Yumna Maumoon and MPs Mariya Ahmed Didi, Abdulla Riyaz and Mohamed Waheed Ibrahim. Several other opposition lawmakers waited outside with ‘Free Faris’ banners and called for his immediate release.
At the brief hearing, Judge Ibrahim Ali granted a request by the defence for more time to respond to the charges and adjourned proceedings after announcing that a third preliminary hearing will be held on July 31 to decide whether to proceed with the trial.
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