Lawyers of two more suspects in boat blast suspended
The Supreme Court has suspended the lawyers representing two more suspects in the September 28 explosion on President Abdulla Yameen’s speedboat.
16 Nov 2015, 9:00 AM
The Supreme Court has suspended the lawyers representing two more suspects in the September 28 explosion on President Abdulla Yameen’s speedboat.
Lawyers Ali Shah and Ali Ibrahim are temporarily prohibited from appearing at any Maldivian court because of a pending police investigation, according to a Supreme Court statement on Sunday night.
The apex court, which has seized authority to regulate the legal profession recently, has also suspended two of former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb’s lawyers. A third lawyer was barred from prison visits by the police.
Adeeb, in custody for three weeks now, appears to be the primary suspect in the blast, which the government insists was caused by a bomb, despite contradictory forensic findings.
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