MP rejects authority of Criminal Court after judge releases armed “I was just cooking” civilian
29 Jan 2012, 7:25 PM
Eleanor Johnstone
Today’s Criminal Court hearing for a case involving ruling Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) MP for Thimmarafushi Mohamed Musthafa was cancelled after the MP refused to accept the court summons on the grounds that the court’s judges were unlawfully appointed.
Musthafa added that Thimarafushi island council had advised against his attending the hearing.
Musthafa’s comment came after the Criminal Court today ordered the release of a man arrested for carrying a knife as protesters spread throughout Male’ on Friday evening.
Hassan Areef, who has prior convictions for violence, was arrested in Henveiru ward by the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) before being handed over to police.
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