Terrorism charge against Nasheed must be overturned, says lawyers
The Prosecutor General must ask the High court to declare the terrorism charges he had filed against former President Mohamed Nasheed as invalid, lawyers have argued in a letter today.
30 Jul 2015, 9:00 AM
The Prosecutor General must ask the High court to declare the terrorism charges he had filed against former President Mohamed Nasheed as invalid, the opposition leader’s lawyers have argued today.
In an unprecedented move, PG Muthaz Muhsin on July 24 announced he intends to appeal the guilty verdict against Nasheed due to criticism of the trial over alleged procedural irregularities and rights violations.
In a letter sent to Muhsin today, Nasheed’s lawyers provided six arguments as to why the PG must also ask the court to declare the terrorism charge itself invalid.
Nasheed was sentenced to 13 years in jail on March 13, on a charge of ordering the abduction of a criminal court judge during his tenure. His sentence was commuted to house arrest on July 19.
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