High court frees Gasim as Prosecutor General files bribery charges
The Prosecutor General’s office has meanwhile pressed charges against Gasim and JP MP Abdulla Riyaz. The first hearings have been scheduled for Thursday morning.
12 Apr 2017, 9:00 AM
The high court has ordered the police to release Jumhooree Party leader Gasim Ibrahim from custody after overturning an arrest warrant issued by the criminal court.
The appellate court ruled on Wednesday afternoon that his arrest was illegal as it violated the parliamentary privileges law, which requires the Prosecutor General to seek a warrant if a sitting MP is to be detained for a criminal investigation.
Gasim told reporters upon his release that he believes the police and criminal court “acted by mistake” as the supreme court has struck down several provisions of the privileges law.
“Even the Prosecutor General’s office and the judges agreed that the process of my arrest was not the way it is supposed to be,” he said.
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