Murder suspect blames earlier confession on police brutality, denies charges
12 Nov 2012, 3:46 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
Mohamed Samah, who is accused of murdering a police officer on the island of Kaashidhoo in July, has claimed during the second court hearing in the case that the confession he made during the previous hearing was a result of police torture while in custody.
The presiding judge asked if Samah could prove the allegation to the court, but Samah said he could not.
The judge then inquired as to whether he was kept in a separate cell and if he had met with other inmates. Samah replied that at at first he was kept in a separate cell and now he was with other inmates.
However, the judge said that during the trial one could not change what he had said earlier, and reminded Samah that today’s hearing was to hear his response to the statements of the heirs of the deceased.
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