UN body urged to rule that Nasheed’s disqualification is illegal
Mohamed Nasheed is currently ineligible to contest the election as he was sentenced to 13 years in prison on a controversial terrorism charge.
23 Jan 2018, 9:00 AM
The UN Human Rights Committee has been urged to rule that disqualifying Mohamed Nasheed from the 2018 presidential race violates international law, as his legal team seeks to restore his political rights.
Nasheed is currently ineligible to contest the election as he was sentenced to 13 years in prison on a controversial terrorism charge.
His jailing after a rushed trial, marred by apparent due process violations, was ruled illegal and politically motivated by the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention.
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