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Criminal Court postpones issuing verdict in Former Defence Chief Shiyam's case

Criminal Court has postponed announcement of the verdict in a case tried at the court against former Chief of Defence Major General Ahmed Shiyam.

Mariyath Mohamed
26 September 2024, MVT 13:08
Mariyath Mohamed
26 September 2024, MVT 13:08

Criminal Court has postponed announcement of the verdict in a case tried at the court against former Chief of Defence Major General Ahmed Shiyam.

The State pressed charges of abusing official position against him for using an MNDF VIP Building in ViliMale' as accommodation for his father Ibrahim Shakir for a period of over one year. The State also claims that an MNDF Private rank officer had been assigned to tend to the needs of Shiyam's father.

Criminal Court has previously concluded the hearings in the case. The announcement of the verdict was earlier scheduled for 11:30 hrs today, but the Criminal Court later declared it canceled without providing a reason.

An earlier hearing scheduled to announce the verdict in this case had also been postponed.

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