Jailed ex-defence minister seeks Supreme Court order to expedite appeal
An appeal of Nazim’s 11-year jail sentence on weapons smuggling charges remains stalled at the High Court after the Supreme Court transferred two judges on the five-judge-panel to a newly created branch in the south.
17 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
Jailed former defence minister Mohamed Nazim’s lawyer has petitioned the Supreme Court to issue an order to expedite a stalled appeal at the High Court.
Nazim was found guilty of weapons smuggling in March and sentenced to 11 years in prison in a trial criticised for lack of due process.
His lawyers appealed the conviction at the High Court, but the appeal stalled half-way through when the Supreme Court suddenly transferred two judges on the five-judge-panel to a newly created regional branch in the south.
Nazim’s lawyer, Husnu Suood, told The Maldives Independent that he has asked the Supreme Court to order the appellate court to reconstitute a bench to hear the appeal.
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