Secret terror trial for Muleeaage bomb suspects sparks concern
A major criminal trial involving four men charged with terrorism over an alleged bomb plot at the statehouse Muleeaage will be held entirely in secret, the prosecutor general’s office has said.
01 Mar 2016, 9:00 AM
A major criminal trial involving four men charged with terrorism over an alleged bomb at the statehouse Muleeaage will be held entirely in secret, the prosecutor general’s office has said.
The closed trial has prompted concern with human rights groups saying the move contravenes the right of the accused to a fair and public hearing.
The bomb plot, branded a second assassination attempt on President Abdulla Yameen, was among the reasons offered when an unprecedented state of emergency was declared in November.
A first hearing took place on Monday. Journalists were barred from the courtroom.
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