Lawyers question charges raised over weapons cache
Lawyers representing jailed former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb and former Colonel Ahmed Fayaz ‘Papa’ have challenged the validity of charges raised against the pair in relation to an arms cache discovered submerged in a reef last November.
04 Aug 2016, 9:00 AM
Lawyers representing jailed former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb and former Colonel Ahmed Fayaz ‘Papa’ have challenged the validity of weapons possession charges raised in relation to an arms cache discovered in October.
At a hearing of the trial Wednesday afternoon, Adeeb’s lawyer Moosa Siraj argued that his client cannot be charged with weapons possession as he has been convicted and sentenced to 10 years in prison for possession of a pistol.
Siraj said Adeeb risks facing double jeopardy if the court proceeds with the trial.
The constitution prohibits double jeopardy: “If an accused is found guilty and punished for an offence, he shall not be tried or punished again for the same or substantially the same offence.”
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