Lawyers challenge evidence used to convict top judges
The country’s highest-ranking judges were found guilty earlier this month of influencing lower court judges and sentenced to one year, seven months and six days in prison.
25 May 2018, 9:00 AM
Lawyers representing jailed Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed and Justice Ali Hameed on Thursday challenged the evidence used to convict the pair of influencing lower court judges.
The country’s highest-ranking judges were found guilty earlier this month of influencing official conduct and sentenced to one year, seven months and six days in prison.
According to media reports of the High Court appeal hearing, lawyers questioned the integrity of two judges who had testified as secret witnesses and argued that their testimony was insufficient to prove guilt.
Failure to report the alleged influence casts doubt on their intention, lawyers added, noting their admission of following instructions from Saeed and Hameed to cancel arrest warrants and deliver verdicts.
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