Azima's sentence issued a stay of execution until court rules on review case

The Civil Court on Sunday issued an order of a stay of execution on Azima's sentence until a decision is taken on the review.

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[File] Former Attorney General Azima Shakoor: the Civil Court has ordered a postponement of the verdict against her.

Malika Shahid

2024-02-06 09:51:42

The Civil Court has issued a stay order to postpone the sentence hearing against former Attorney General Azima Shakoor to pay MVR 4.1 million to the Maldives Islamic Bank (MIB).

Last month, the Civil Court had ordered Azima to pay MVR 4.1 million to MIB for the failure of loan repayment. Azima's lawyer had then filed an application in the Civil Court to review the judgment.

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