Nazim appears in court over corruption allegations, requests lawyer
24 May 2011, 5:36 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
Deputy Speaker of Parliament and MP of opposition coalition partner the People’s Alliance (PA), Ahmed Nazim, was today summoned to the Criminal Court for a hearing of a corruption case filed against him, with the Prosecutor General’s Office accusing him of gaining money through fraudulent transactions.
Criminal Court Judge Saeed Ibrahim granted Nazim’s request for seven days in which to seek a lawyer, after he was given the opportunity to respond to the accusations.
Judge Ibrahim said the trial would continue without notice if Nazim failed to produce a lawyer by the deadline.
The case is the second to be lodged against Nazim by the Prosecutor General’s office.
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