Former President Mohamed Nasheed has been escorted to Criminal Court by the police, for the hearing of the terrorism charges pressed against him by the state following the arrest of Criminal Court Judge Abdulla Mohamed.
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Nasheed was arrested yesterday and taken to Dhoonidhoo.
As he arrived at the court building this evening, Nasheed appeared to fall at the entrance.
The police spokesperson told Sun Online regarding today’s events, “Reporters at the scene tried to interview a person who was being taken to court while in police custody. This was not allowed by the police officers, who tried to lead him into the court building, and he fell (on his own).”
Nasheed’s legal team has claimed that Nasheed was hurt during the efforts by the police to lead him to court, and a request has been made to allow him to visit a doctor.
18:16
Police have taken Nasheed back to Dhoonidhoo.
17:42
At today’s hearing, former Defence Minister Tholhath Ibrahim Kaleyfaanu denied the terrorism charge against him. He was also allowed three days to appoint a lawyer.
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Nasheed has been given three days to appoint a lawyer to represent him in court.
17:14
Nasheed was reluctant to attend court and led into the building by police officers. His shirt was torn and he was limping when he walked in. He said that he had “a broken arm”. As the trial was about to begin, he said, “Please let me see a doctor before the verdict is delivered.”
Nasheed has been charged with terrorism with reference to Article 2 (b) and under Article 6 (b) of the Terrorism Prevention Act, in relation to the arrest following his orders on 17 January 2012, of Abdulla Mohamed.
17:10
Human Rights Commission of the Maldives (HRCM) has said that it is monitoring the series of ongoing protests in Malé by Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) and Jumhooree Party (JP) in the name of defending the constitution.
HRCM said in a statement issued today, that the purpose of monitoring the protests was to assess the situation from a human rights perspective, and to ensure that action is taken in the event that human rights violations taken place during the protests.
16:59Ahmed Azif
The court has issued an order to keep Nasheed in custody until the completion of the trial on the terrorism charges pressed against him by the state.
16:52
Parliament’s Privileges Committee has accepted the case regarding Medhu-Henveyru MP Ali Azim.
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