High Court overturns ex-president Gayoom’s conviction
He was sentenced to 19 months for refusing to hand over a mobile phone.
18 Oct 2018, 9:00 AM
The High Court Thursday overturned former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom’s conviction on a controversial obstruction of justice charge.
Following his arrest on separate charges of conspiring to overthrow the government, Gayoom was sentenced to 19 months in June for refusing to hand over a mobile phone to the police.
His jailing drew international condemnation.
The High Court bench with judges Ali Sameer, Hassan Ali and Abdulla Hameed ruled unanimously to overturn the conviction.
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