MP Faris seeks temporary suspension of bribery trial
The MP for Dhiggaru constituency will lose his seat if he is found guilty.
18 Oct 2017, 9:00 AM
The legal team for MP Faris Maumoon is seeking to reject evidence, cancel charges and halt proceedings ahead of a bribery trial hearing.
Lawyer Maumoon Hameed submitted 23 different pre-trial motions on Tuesday that will be presented in the Criminal Court next week, along with case documents from the Prosecutor General’s office.
Seven of the pre-trial motions seek to reject evidence presented against the opposition lawmaker. His legal team claims an anonymous prosecution witness should not be accepted, also appealing for the rejection of testimony from three named police officers.
They have also requested the court to reject a forensic report as well as other evidence obtained “unlawfully’, and asked for court orders to conduct an “independent third-party forensic analysis” and to disclose evidence.
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