Opposition MP fined for ‘obstructing police’
The criminal court fined opposition MP Ali Azim today on a charge of obstructing police officers during a protest over the arrest of former President Mohamed Nasheed a year ago.
24 Feb 2016, 9:00 AM
The criminal court fined an opposition MP today on a charge of obstructing police officers during a protest staged over the arrest of former President Mohamed Nasheed a year ago.
MP Ali Azim of the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party was handed a fine of MVR3000 (US$195) instead of a six-month jail term as widely feared.
He was found guilty of refusing to obey a police officer who had ordered the MP to leave the protest area.
State prosecutors had asked for a sentence of four months in prison.
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