Supreme Court to review Nasheed’s terrorism sentence

The Supreme Court has accepted the state’s appeal of former President Mohamed Nasheed’s terrorism conviction following a procedural hearing today.

The apex court met with officials from the Prosecutor General’s office at 2pm today, nearly two months after the state appealed the conviction. Nasheed’s lawyers were not invited.

The move comes a day before a mass protest in Malé aimed at pressuring President Abdulla Yameen to release all political prisoners including Nasheed. His imprisonment, over the arrest of a top judge during his tenure, triggered mass protests earlier this year, and drew international criticism.

Nasheed’s lawyers have questioned why they were not called to the hearing today.