Former President Yameen released from detention

High Court on Thursday overturned the sentence to detain former President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom.

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Former President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom embarking on a car to travel to the police headquarters in January 2019. PHOTO: HASSAN AMIR/ MIHAARU

Mariyam Malsa

2019-03-28 15:22:34

High Court on Thursday overturned the sentence to detain former President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom.

The decision was finalised after Judge Abdul Rauf Ibrahim, who had presided over Yameen’s case with Judge Hussain Shaheedh and Judge Hassan Ali, was replaced by Judge Shujau Usman.

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