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Maldivian Supreme Court upholds Nasheed's 13-year conviction

Xinhua, June 27, 2016 Adjust font size:

Maldivian Supreme Court dismissed appeal of former President Mohamed Nasheed and upheld the original 13-year jail sentence on Monday, Maldivian local media reported.

Nasheed was sentenced to 13 years in March last year for having arrested and detained Abdulla Ghazi, the Chief Judge of the Criminal Court during his administration.

The Supreme Court reject appeal launched by Nasheed's lawyer and ruled that documents pertaining to the case had been given to Nasheed.

High Court also ruled that sufficient time had been given by Criminal Court for Nasheed to hire lawyers in his defense over the terror charge, despite claims to the otherwise.

High Court addressed concerns over integrity of the judges that presided over the case at Criminal Court, ruling that there was no room to question the integrity of judges unless hard evidence was provided to prove that the judges were unjust. Endit