Maldives ex-Prosecutor General detained over alleged coup plot
The state’s evidence suggests that Muhthaz Muhsin and accomplices traveled to Alif Dhaal Maamigili around 12:45am on February 7 “to seek a court order to arrest President Abdulla Yameen and topple the government,” the High Court said, ordering the ex-PG to be held in police custody for 15 days.
09 Feb 2016, 9:00 AM
Former Prosecutor General Muhthaz Muhsin has been taken into custody on suspicion of plotting to overthrow the government after the state appealed the criminal court’s refusal to order his detention on remand.
Citing evidence to suspect Muhthaz’s involvement in forging a warrant to arrest the president, the High Court overturned the lower court’s ruling this evening and granted the maximum 15-day extension of detention.
The ex-PG poses a threat to the public and could attempt to influence witnesses and eliminate evidence, the court said.
Muhthaz was first arrested Sunday night along with the senior judge of the Alif Dhaal atoll Maamigili magistrate court.
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