Judge claims “suspicious issues” with evidence reason for alleged drug lord’s aquittal
18 Aug 2010, 4:05 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
Chief Judge of the Criminal Court Abdulla Mohamed has cited “suspicious issues” relating to the evidence presented by the Prosecutor General’s office as reason for the acquittal of Hussein Mohamed.
Hussein was labelled by the government as one of the top six drug dealers in the country, prior to the court finding him innocent of importing drugs. He was arrested at the airport on April 9, 2009, where police alleged he was awaiting the arrival of a couple carrying a drug shipment.
Judge Mohamed said the evidence presented was inadequate to rule Hussein guilty.
Hussein was the first to be arrested of the six people President Mohamed Nasheed has previously labeled as the top six drug dealers in the country.
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