Witnesses testify in trial of Raajje TV journalists
The criminal court heard both prosecution and defence witnesses Tuesday night in the trial of opposition-aligned Raajje TV journalists Mohamed Wisam and Leevan Ali Naseer on charges of obstructing police officers.
28 Sep 2016, 9:00 AM
The criminal court heard both prosecution and defence witnesses Tuesday night in the trial of opposition-aligned Raajje TV journalists Mohamed Wisam and Leevan Ali Naseer on charges of obstructing police officers.
The pair is accused of attempting to block the arrest of a third journalist on November 2 during a bomb scare in the capital. If found guilty, they could be fined MVR12,000 (US$778) or imprisoned for up to six months.
At last night’s hearing, two policemen, Shifan Mohamed and Idhurees Moosa, testified to seeing Wisam and Leevan grabbing a police officer. But neither were able to identify the policeman in question, according to Raajje TV.
Wisam is accused of grabbing the policeman from behind and Leevan of trying to remove the officer’s hand from journalist Hussain Fiyaz Moosa, the station’s chief operating officer.
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