Court postpones verdict on releasing ex-pres Gayoom, former top court judges

The Criminal Court summoned the jailed former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, his son Dhiggaru MP Faris Maumoon, and former top court judges Abdulla Saeed and Ali Hameed to review their incarceration on Monday night, but ultimately postponed the ruling.

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Former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom arrives in Male City from prison, to attend a court hearing regarding his release. PHOTO/MIHAARU iREPORTER

Fathmath Shaahunaz

2018-09-25 11:25:23

The Criminal Court summoned the jailed former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, his son Dhiggaru MP Faris Maumoon, and former top court judges Abdulla Saeed and Ali Hameed to review their incarceration on Monday night, but ultimately postponed the ruling.

Gayoom, Faris Maumoon, and former Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed and former Supreme Court Judge Ali Hameed were arrested under terrorism charges in the wake of the landmark top court order in early February. They were brought to court after they filed to review the previous ruling to remand them until the end of their trials.

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