High Court declines to hear case on ex-VP Jihad

High Court ruled that the Prosecutor General’s Office missed the deadline to resubmit the case against former Vice President Abdulla Jihad. The deadline expired on October 13, but the prosecution resubmitted the case on October 16, three days late.

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Former Vice President Abdulla Jihad

Malika Shahid

2024-10-29 09:33:43

High Court has declined to hear the case against former Vice President Abdulla Jihad, following the Prosecutor General's Office's failure to resubmit the case within the specified deadline after confirming Jihad's address.

The case had previously been dismissed by the High Court after the court was unable to summon Jihad due to his address being unclear. The issue arose when Jihad was not found to be residing at the address provided to the court by the Prosecutor General's Office.

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