New evidence will prove Nazim was framed, says lawyer
The ex-defence minister’s lawyer Husnu Suood told the press that the Supreme Court will be asked to hear testimony from an eyewitness who saw a police officer involved in the midnight raid on Nazim’s apartment planting a black bag containing the pistol.
21 May 2016, 9:00 AM
New evidence will be submitted to the Supreme Court to prove that a policeman planted a pistol in former Defence Minister Mohamed Nazim’s apartment, lawyers announced Thursday.
The retired colonel’s lawyer Husnu Suood told the press that the apex court will be asked to hear testimony from an eyewitness who saw a police officer involved in the midnight raid on Nazim’s apartment planting a black bag containing the pistol.
The implicated officer will also be called as a witness, he added.
The High Court had upheld Nazim’s weapons smuggling conviction in March, citing lack of evidence to prove that he was framed. The ex-defence minister’s rushed trial and 11-year jail sentence in March last year drew widespread condemnation over apparent lack of due process.
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