High Court upholds Shanoon’s death sentence

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The High Court on Thursday upheld the death sentence handed down by the Criminal Court in the murder of Ali Ziyadham, committed 11 years ago. The prosecution charged Mohamed Shanoon, of Heena Villa, L. Mundoo, and Ali Sifam, of Beach Villa, L. Mundoo, with intentional homicide for allegedly stabbing Ziyadham in the thigh with an eight‑inch knife. In 2023, the Criminal Court