Mahloof on trial over ‘false reporting’ tweet
Independent MP Ahmed Mahloof pleaded not guilty to charges of false reporting to law enforcement over a tweet alleging culpability by the authorities over custodial deaths.
23 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM
MP Ahmed Mahloof on Monday pleaded not guilty to charges of false reporting to law enforcement over a tweet alleging culpability over custodial deaths.
According to media reports of the pre-trial hearing, his lawyers contested the validity of the charge as neither the police or correctional service were tagged in the January 20 tweet.
But the judge overruled their objections and decided to proceed to trial. The first hearing has been scheduled for May 15.
“Inmates are not dying in Maafushi jail, they’re being killed. They’re deprived of proper treatment and killed. When 10 inmates die in a year that’s a serious problem,” Mahloof had tweeted, adding that the commissioner of prisons and the prison’s director must bear responsibility.
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