MPs Ameeth and Saud released with conditions

The criminal court has released former ruling party lawmakers Mohamed Ameeth and Saud Hussain after nearly one month in police custody.

But the court imposed a curfew of 9 pm to 6 am on the pair and prohibited them from meeting any witnesses. Their release was also conditional upon appearing at court when summoned.

Ameeth and Saud were arrested along with MP Mohamed Waheed Ibrahim for entering the People’s Majlis building on July 24 after the Elections Commission and the parliament secretariat declared that they were no longer members of parliament.

Their release comes after the Prosecutor General’s office pressed charges of criminal trespassing and obstruction of law enforcement officers against the three disqualified lawmakers on Sunday morning.