Raajje TV journalist cleared of second obstruction charge
Delivering a verdict on Tuesday, Judge Ahmed Shakeel said the prosecution’s evidence was insufficient
28 Mar 2017, 9:00 AM
Raajje TV journalist Mohamed Wisam has been found not guilty of obstructing police officers during an anti-government protest in 2015.
Delivering a verdict on Tuesday, Judge Ahmed Shakeel said the prosecution’s evidence was insufficient.
“This is a joke,” Wisam told the Maldives Independent. “This arrest happened in 2015. I have been dragged around since and today I am told I am not guilty. This is nothing but intimidation and harassment.”
The 22-year-old journalist said he had been expecting a prison sentence as he had been found guilty in January on a separate count of obstructing police and handed a fine of US$1,868. His colleague, Leevaan Ali Nasir was also convicted and handed the same fine.
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