MP Mahloof released to house arrest
The criminal court placed the opposition spokesman under house arrest for the duration of an upcoming trial on terrorism charges raised for protesting outside the high-security Maafushi jail.
05 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM
MP Ahmed Mahloof has been transferred to house arrest after more than a month in police custody.
At the independent lawmaker’s third remand hearing Wednesday, the criminal court placed him under house arrest for the duration of an upcoming trial on a terrorism charge raised for protesting outside the high-security Maafushi jail.
Mahloof, who served a prison sentence last year, was initially accused of obstruction of police duty for distributing masks during an opposition protest last month, a charge that carries a jail sentence of four months and 24 days.
He is also facing two other charges over anti-government tweets, his lawyers said.
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