Lawyers “afraid” to represent MP Nazim in Supreme Court corruption appeal
18 Feb 2015, 18:42
Hassan Mohamed
Ruling Progressive Party of the Maldives (PPM) MP Ahmed Nazim today appeared without a lawyer at a Supreme Court appeal into corruption charges, claiming his former lawyers were too afraid to provide him with legal representation.
“There will come a day when every man receives justice with Allah. I do not see a day where justice will be served in this country,” Nazim said.
Nazim is accused of conspiring to defraud the former Ministry of Atolls Development. He was acquitted by the High Court in February 2013.
At today’s hearing, Nazim told the Supreme Court his former lawyers Adam Asif and Ahmed “Reynis” Saleem had said the current political environment was “too dangerous” to represent him.
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