Judge decides to proceed with MP Ibrahim Didi’s terrorism trial
The judge overruled objections from the defence lawyer who contended that the lawmaker could not be prosecuted for the second time on the same charge as the Prosecutor General’s office had withdrawn the case two years ago.
17 Aug 2017, 9:00 AM
The criminal court has decided to proceed with opposition MP Ibrahim Mohamed Didi’s terrorism trial over the military’s detention of the criminal court’s former chief judge in January 2012.
At a preliminary hearing Thursday afternoon, Judge Ali Adam overruled objections from the defence lawyer who contended that the lawmaker could not be prosecuted for the second time on the same charge as the Prosecutor General’s office had withdrawn the case while the trial was in progress two years ago.
Citing high court precedents, the lawyer argued in previous hearings that a person cannot be tried for the same offence unless the PG office clearly indicates that a case is withdrawn with the intention of resubmission.
After the judge announced his decision, Didi, who was the military’s Malé area commander at the time of Judge Abdulla Mohamed’s detention, pleaded not guilty to the terrorism charge.
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