Policeman acquitted of assaulting Feb 8 protester despite video evidence
Despite video footage showing then-Staff Sergeant Ali Ahmed kicking a protester while he was on the ground, the criminal court ruled that there was insufficient evidence to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt. The police crackdown on a protest march on February 8, 2012 had left at least 71 people hospitalised.
17 Sep 2015, 9:00 AM
The criminal court today acquitted a police officer charged with assaulting a protester during a crackdown on a protest march in February 2012, despite video evidence of the incident.
Then-Staff Sergeant Ali Ahmed was accused of kicking Mohamed Niyaz while he was on the ground. The Police Integrity Commission (PIC) forwarded the case against the policeman for prosecution in May 2012 based on video footage.
The criminal court ruled that the prosecution’s witness testimony was insufficient to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
It is not clear if the Prosecutor General’s (PG) Office had submitted video footage as evidence. The PG media official was not responding at the time of publication.
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