PG Office files case against Luthufee over abscondment

The Prosecutor General's Office forwarded the case of Abdulla Luthufee, one of the conspirators behind the 1988 coup d'état, to the Criminal Court on Monday.

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Abdulla Luthufee. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED / MIHAARU

Mariyam Malsa

2020-03-02 20:57:16

The Prosecutor General's Office forwarded the case of Abdulla Luthufee, one of the conspirators behind the 1988 coup d'état, to the Criminal Court on Monday.

After acquiring a temporary one-year travel document from the Ministry of Home Affairs, Luthufee departed to India to seek medical treatment on January 16, 2010. At the time he was serving a 25-year prison sentence imposed by the High Court.

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