High Court frees ex-magistrate Nihan
Nihan was accused of conspiring to kidnap former president Yameen with a fraudulent arrest warrant.
21 Nov 2018, 9:00 AM
The High Court has overturned former Maamigili magistrate Ahmed Nihan’s conviction on a controversial charge of participating in committing an act of terrorism.
Together with former prosecutor general Muhthaz Muhsin, Nihan was convicted in June 2016 and sentenced to 17 years in prison. They were arrested for conspiring to kidnap former president Abdulla Yameen with a fraudulent arrest warrant.
The criminal court verdict “contravened judicial and legal principles,” the appellate court ruled Wednesday.
Earlier this month, the criminal court dismissed separate charges of forgery and abuse of office raised against the pair.
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