The police have questioned two witnesses over a disputed document from the prisons authority commuting former President Mohamed Nasheed’s 13-year jail sentence to house arrest.
After accompanying a witness to the police headquarters last night, Mahfooz Saeed from Nasheed’s legal team told the press that the police have assured lawyers the investigation will be completed in two weeks.
The witnesses were present when an officer from the Maldives Correctional Service presented the document to the former president at his residence, Maafanu Yaagoothuge, in Malé.
Nasheed’s lawyers contend that the opposition leader’s re-imprisonment on August 23 was illegal as the government had commuted his sentence amidst talks on political reconciliation.
The government insisted the MCS document was forged, but Nasheed’s lawyers said earlier this month that a forensic analysis has confirmed its authenticity.
Soon afterwards, the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party began official talks with the government, and backed two constitutional amendments in the hopes of securing the release of Nasheed as well as other jailed politicians, including former Defence Minister Mohamed Nazim and the religious conservative Adhaalath Party’s leader.
The MDP withdrew from the talks after Nasheed was taken back to jail, accusing the government of failing to honour its commitments.
After accompanying a witness to the police headquarters last night, Mahfooz Saeed from Nasheed’s legal team told the press that the police have assured lawyers the investigation will be completed in two weeks.
The witnesses were present when an officer from the Maldives Correctional Service presented the document to the former president at his residence, Maafanu Yaagoothuge, in Malé.
Nasheed’s lawyers contend that the opposition leader’s re-imprisonment on August 23 was illegal as the government had commuted his sentence amidst talks on political reconciliation.
The government insisted the MCS document was forged, but Nasheed’s lawyers said earlier this month that a forensic analysis has confirmed its authenticity.
Soon afterwards, the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party began official talks with the government, and backed two constitutional amendments in the hopes of securing the release of Nasheed as well as other jailed politicians, including former Defence Minister Mohamed Nazim and the religious conservative Adhaalath Party’s leader.
The MDP withdrew from the talks after Nasheed was taken back to jail, accusing the government of failing to honour its commitments.
source- http://maldivesindependent.com/politics/police-question-witnesses-over-disputed-document-on-nasheeds-house-arrest-121095
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