Nasheed’s lawyer Jared Genser arrives in Maldives
Speaking to reporters upon arriving at the international airport this afternoon, Genser expressed confidence that the UN working group will issue a ruling in October declaring Nasheed’s 13-year jail sentence arbitrary and unlawful. Genser traveled from the airport to the Maafushi prison to visit Nasheed along with his colleague Amal Clooney.
09 Sep 2015, 9:00 AM
Former President Mohamed Nasheed’s international lawyer Jared Genser arrived in the Maldives this afternoon and promptly traveled from the international airport to the Maafushi prison to meet the opposition leader.
Genser, the founder of the renowned campaign group for political prisoners ‘Freedom Now,’ is working with Amal Clooney and Ben Emmerson, a UN rights chief on counter-terrorism and human rights, to secure Nasheed’s release.
Clooney arrived in the Maldives on Monday.
On April 30, the heavyweight lawyers filed a petition with the UN working group on arbitrary detention, seeking a judgment declaring Nasheed’s 13-year jail term unlawful. A ruling is expected next month.
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