Judge questions charges against senior Raajje TV journalist
Fiyaz was accused of assaulting a police officer while reporting on the military’s attempts to defuse a bomb on November 2 last year, but he was charged with touching an individual without his consent – a class four misdemeanor.
02 May 2016, 9:00 AM
The judge presiding over the trial of Raajje TV Chief Operating Officer Hussain Fiyaz Moosa questioned the legality of the charges against the veteran journalist at a first hearing this morning.
Fiyaz was accused of assaulting a police officer while reporting on the military’s attempts to defuse a bomb on November 2 last year, but he was charged with touching an individual without his consent – a class four misdemeanor.
Judge Adam Areef asked prosecutors why the journalist was not charged with the more serious offence of assault, which carries a four-year jail sentence.
Today’s hearing was adjourned after the judge granted the prosecution more time to clarify the charges. He did not announce a date for the next hearing.
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