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Supreme Court accepts review of Nasheed, Imran and Nazim's conviction

Shaina Abdulla
29 October 2018, MVT 20:56
L to R: Former president Mohamed Nasheed, former Dhiggaru MP Ahmed Nazim and Leader of Adhaalath Party Sheikh Imran Abdulla
Shaina Abdulla
29 October 2018, MVT 20:56

Supreme Court has accepted to review the conviction of former president Mohamed Nasheed, Leader of Adhaalath Party Sheikh Imran Abdulla and former Dhiggaru MP Ahmed Nazim.

Prosecutor General's Office, on Sunday, had requested the top court to review the 13-year jail sentence imposed on Nasheed and the rulings made in the appeal processes.

Sheikh Imran and Nazim had also filed to review their convictions at the top court.

The Criminal Court had convicted former president Nasheed to a 13-year jail sentence on terrorism charges in 2015, over the arbitrary detention of the court's then Chief Judge Abdulla Mohamed during Nasheed's presidency. While the verdict was upheld by the High Court and Supreme Court, the United Nations (UN) Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has also deemed that the sentence was passed unconstitutionally and called for Nasheed's immediate release.

Sheikh Imran was convicted for terrorism and sentenced for 12 years over allegedly inciting violence after his involvement in the major opposition rally, May-Day parade, in 2015.

Former MP Nazim was sentenced to 25 years in jail on corruption charges, over defrauding the state of MVR 1.4 million (US $91,400) by submitting bids on behalf of non-existent companies.

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