Court orders Police to produce Nasheed in Court

Hulhumale’ Magistrate Court has ordered the Police to produce former President Mohamed Nasheed in Court at 16:00 on Sunday.

This is the second Court summon for Nasheed in relation to the illegal arrest and detention of Chief Judge of Criminal Court Abdullah Mohamed. Nasheed failed to comply with the first summon which was for yesterday at 16:00.

A statement issued by Hulhumale’ Magistrate Courts says that Nasheed had not provided a reason for his absence from Court yesterday.

Hulhumale’ Magistrate Court said that the order to Police to produce Nasheed in Court is in accordance with article 5(b) of the regulation on producing persons in Court.

The regulation stipulates that a person can be produced in Court through the Department of Penitentiary and Rehabilitation Service (DPRS) or Maldives Police Service, following his non-compliance with Court summons without providing a valid reason.

Nasheed failed to appear in Court as summoned at 16:00 yesterday, and has defied the travel ban imposed on him by the Court and departed on a campaign trip to four northern atolls.