Jail sentence of ex-defence minister and lawmaker suspended
Stay orders were issued to free former lawmaker Ahmed Nazim and former defence minister Mohamed Nazim.
04 Nov 2018, 9:00 AM
The Supreme Court has suspended the prison sentences of former defence minister Mohamed Nazim and former lawmaker Ahmed Nazim.
In separate stay orders issued Sunday, state institutions were ordered not to take any action in relation to their sentences until the court reviews their convictions.
Similar orders were issued last week to suspend the sentences of former president Mohamed Nasheed and Adhaalath Party leader Sheikh Imran Abdulla. They were among several politicians released from prison since President Abdulla Yameen’s heavy defeat in September’s election
The latest court order clears the way for former ruling party MP Ahmed Nazim’s return after years of exile in the United Kingdom.
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