MP Mahloof pleads not guilty to obstructing police officers
Independent MP Ahmed Mahloof pleaded not guilty today to a charge of obstructing police officers during a protest in March last year, denouncing the trial as “politically motivated.”
25 Apr 2016, 9:00 AM
Independent MP Ahmed Mahloof pleaded not guilty today to a charge of obstructing police officers during a protest in March last year, denouncing the trial as “politically motivated.”
Responding to the charge at a hearing today, Mahloof said he is being unfairly targeted by the state with unfounded charges, which has forced him to spend large sums of money on lawyers.
The MP for Galolhu South told the court that he wished to proceed without legal counsel.
The charges stem from his arrest from an opposition protest on the night of March 25, 2015. He was accused of scaling barricades set up near the local market and attempting to enter the restricted Republic Square.
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