As per the official website of the High Court, the PG Office had submitted the appeal case on last Thursday. The court is yet to reach a decision on whether it will be accepting the case.
Prosecutor General's Office has appealed the Criminal Court's ruling acquitting all suspects charged with the murder of Mohamed Anas.
As per the official website of the High Court, the PG Office had submitted the appeal case on last Thursday. The court is yet to reach a decision on whether it will be accepting the case.
Anas, a speedboat captain originally from Raa atoll Meedhoo, was brutally stabbed to death in July 2017, by a group of eight people in the Litus Service Center in Malé, where he attempted to hide after being chased on the streets by the assailants.
Seven individuals were charged and tried in the Criminal Court in connection with the July 2017 attack on Anas inside the Litus Service Centre.
Charges of intentional homicide were filed against Usman Shareef of M. Dhimishq, Male', Afrah AbdulRazzaq of M. Lonumidhilige, Male', and Ahmed Zayan of Asurumaage, Lhaviyani atoll Kurendhoo in connection with the case.
Junaih Abdulla of Nannaarige, Laamu atoll Gan Thundi, Hassan Mahfooz of Weston Villa, Addu atoll Feydhoo, Simah Moosa of Male' Register no. 1746, and Mohamed Shaz from Gulfaamuge, Thaa atoll Kinbidhoo were indicted as accomplices in the crime.
The Criminal Court acquitted all seven, ruling that it could not be determined beyond a reasonable doubt that any of the seven individuals were involved in the crime.
The ruling stated that the CCTV footage and the police intelligence report in the case did not provide sufficient evidence to prove the guilt of the accused. The chain of custody of the footage was also deemed incomplete.
The photos and videos submitted showed no additional evidence to support the case against the seven accused, the ruling read. Adding that the testimony of witnesses, secret witnesses and expert testimonies failed to establish that the seven men committed the crime.
The judgment highlighted that the call record, investigation report, and intelligence report submitted as evidence could not be given weight. It then said that the call records could not be considered as evidence since they were prepared by the police.
In addition to these seven individuals, a minor was also charged in connection with Anas' murder. The minor was sentenced to 18 years in prison by the High Court last year for the murder of Anas.
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