State revises charges against MP Faris
The Prosecutor General’s office has revised charges raised against MP Faris Maumoon from accepting bribes to offering to bribe fellow lawmakers to back the impeachment of the speaker.
16 Sep 2017, 9:00 AM
The Prosecutor General’s office has revised charges raised against MP Faris Maumoon from accepting bribes to offering to bribe fellow lawmakers to back the impeachment of the speaker.
An official from the PG office said the change was made without withdrawing the case from the criminal court, which has since handed over case documents to the defence but is yet to schedule the first hearing.
Faris, son of former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, was charged under section 510(b) of the penal code, a class three felony offence that carries a jail term of more than three years. The MP for the Dhiggaru constituency will lose his seat if he is found guilty.
The revision of the charges last week came after defence lawyers filed a motion seeking his immediate release. The continued detention was in violation of the court order that placed Faris in custody for the duration of trial on charges of offering bribes, lawyers contended.
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