MDA Leader ‘Sun’ Shiyam denies alcohol smuggling charges in court
13 Mar 2014, 1:40 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
Maldives Development Alliance (MDA) leader Ahmed ‘Sun’ Shiyam has denied the charges of alcohol possession before the Criminal Court.
The prominent businessman and MP for Dhaalu Meedhoo constituency was allegedly with the illegal bottle of liquor by customs official on his arrival airport on his arrival in Malé in March 2012.
Lawyers from the Prosecutor General’s Office told the court that when customs officers searched his luggage, officers discovered the bottle inside before running tests on its contents. The PG’s Office announced it was pressing charges against Shiyam for possession of alcohol and smuggling alcohol into the country.
Shiyam denied the charges and his lawyer requested that the court give him more time to research the case before the next hearing on April 10.
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