Trial begins for Maldivian man ‘who fought in Pakistan for nine years’
Mohamed Abdul Rahman is alleged to have fought with a militant group in Pakistan’s Waziristan for some nine years
15 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
The trial of a 30-year-old man who is alleged to have fought in Pakistan’s Waziristan for some nine years opened at the criminal court on Sunday.
Mohamed Abdul Rahman was charged with terrorism for allegedly participating in a foreign war and faces up to 20 years in jail if found guilty.
Reading out the charges, the state prosecutor said Rahman, from the island of Kandholhudhoo in Raa Atoll, travelled to Pakistan in 2007, in the guise of studying.
“But he settled in Wana, South Waziristan and was actively involved in the war there,” said Adam Mohamed. While the state did not identify the militant group Rahman allegedly fought with, al-Qaeda has a strong presence in the region.
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