Moosa was murdered in 2017 in Malé after being stabbed. Prosecutors charged a man named Sammah in the case. The High Court denied prosecutors' request to hold him in remand, a decision that was later reviewed by the Supreme Court and overturned.
The Supreme Court of Maldives overturned the High Court's decision to release the individual suspected of murdering Moosa Ahmed Manik in 2017.
Moosa, who was originally from Vaavi atoll Keyodhoo located in central Maldives, was attacked with a sharp object in Malé, the capital of the country. The state charged a man named Ibrahim Sammah Ahmed Fathuhee from Alif Dhaalu atoll Maamigili located up north of Maldives.
He was initially acquitted in the case by a lower court, which was appealed by the state in the High Court. The prosecution also requested Sammah to be held in remand pending the outcome of the trial, but the High Court ruled against it.
The remand request was then escalated to the Supreme Court, which reviewed the case and overruled the High Court's verdict. In the hearing held on Thursday, the court stated that the High Court failed to consider the prosecution's statement about having enough evidence to suspect Sammah in the case. It was also noted that the High Court's decision violated criminal procedure regulations pertaining to trials, rendering it invalid.
As such, a bench of three Supreme Court judges ruled that the High Court is required to review Sammah's remand within seven days, and that Sammah is to be held in a remand then.
The bench of judges consisted of Judge Ali Rasheed Hussain, Judge Mahaz Ali Zahir and Judge Dr Mohamed Ibrahim. The case was presided over by Judge Ali Rasheed.
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