High Court under scrutiny for non-compliance with Supreme Court order

High Court has failed to comply with a Supreme Court directive for a retrial on the remand of an accused on the stating that defendant's release from custody was unjust.

Moosa Ahmed Manik, who was originally from Vaavu atoll Keyodhoo located in central Maldives, was attacked with a sharp object in Malé, the capital of the country. The state charged a man named Ibrahim Sammah Ahmed Fathuhee from Alif Dhaalu atoll Maamigili located up north of Maldives.