Judgment due in review of Home Minister Imran’s conviction
The top court concluded a review of Sheikh Imran’s terrorism conviction.
19 Nov 2018, 9:00 AM
After heated exchanges, the Supreme Court concluded Monday hearings in the appeal of Adhaalath Party leader Sheikh Imran Abdulla’s terrorism conviction.
Imran was found guilty of inciting violence at the 25,000-strong 2015 May Day protest march and sentenced to 12 years in prison in early 2016.
The widely condemned verdict marked the first terrorism sentence passed in the Maldives over a speech made at a political gathering.
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