High Court rules against keeping Muheeth murder suspect under house arrest
08 May 2012, 2:21 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
The High Court has overturned a previous Juvenile Court ruling to keep the main suspect in the murder of Abdul Muheeth under house arrest, declaring that the minor should be detained in accordance with the Home Ministry.
The High Court said yesterday that it had been notified by the Prosecutor General (PG’s) Office that the original Juvenile Court decision had not properly considered the present charges against the suspect or his criminal record.
In overruling the Juvenile Court, the High Court said the minor might become a threat to the society if detained under house arrest.
The PG also claimed during the High Court ruling that the Juvenile Court had not properly considered that the suspect, who is a minor, might influence the trial’s witnesses should he be released from police detention.
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