State withdraws case against PPM candidate
The Prosecutor General’s office has withdrawn a case seeking to detain a ruling party candidate for the Malé city council on an assault charge.
05 May 2017, 9:00 AM
The Prosecutor General’s office has withdrawn a case seeking to detain a ruling party candidate for the Malé city council on an assault charge.
Ganim Abdul Ghafoor, the Progressive Party of Maldives candidate for the Machangoalhi north constituency, was arrested on March 12 and released after the criminal court turned down a request by the police to keep him in remand detention.
The PG office appealed the criminal court’s order at the high court to bring Ganim back into custody. However, the state prosecutor withdrew the case shortly before the first hearing of the appeal on Wednesday.
The PG office spokesman told the Maldives Independent that the police informed prosecutors that they no longer needed to hold Ganim in custody.
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