Police probing MDP MP Imthiyaz Fahmy’s “contemptuous remarks” against judiciary
25 Apr 2013, 2:29 PM
Mohamed Naahee
Police have begun investigating opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) MP Imthiyaz ‘Inthi’ Fahmy for allegedly making “contemptuous remarks” against the judiciary, during a TV program broadcast by opposition-aligned television station Raajje TV.
Fahmy told Minivan News that police called him on Wednesday and informed him that the case was being investigated on the judiciary’s request.
However police media official Sub-inspector Hassan Haneef said he was “unsure” whether police were currently investigating the matter, but said cases concerning contempt of court previously been investigated and sent for prosecution.
Police sent a case concerning Imthiyaz Fahmy for prosecution in June 2012, requesting he be charged with disobeying orders, obstructing police duty and physically assaulting a female police officer during an MDP demonstration on May 29, that had followed the dismantling of the party’s protest camp at Usfasgandu.
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