Criminal Court has remanded the MP for mid-Henveiru constituency, Ali Azim, who was arrested on Friday night under the laws of the State of Emergency, by nine days.
The Deputy Leader of the MDP Parliamentary Group, Azim, had his remand hearing earlier this evening.
Lawyer Abdulla Shaairu in Azim's defense team, confirmed saying that the Criminal Court has ordered Azim into remand for nine days. But the charges against him are unclear at this time.
While Azim has been remanded by nine days, the Leader of the MDP Parliamentary Group, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih was also remanded by nine days.