Jailed former Maldives president Abdulla Yameen was freed Thursday after the High Court overturned his conviction and 11-year prison sentence on graft and money-laundering charges.
A court in the Maldives has overturned the conviction of former President
A high court in Maldives overturned former president Abdulla Yameen's conviction and 11-year prison sentence on graft and money laundering charges, paving the way for his release from jail. A three-judge bench in the archipelago nation held Yameen's 2022 trial as unfair and ordered the lower court to restart the criminal proceedings."The lower court ruling was not fair," judge Hassan Shafeeu said while reading out a lengthy decision that was broadcast live.Read: Maldives' opposition parties...
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A court in the Maldives has thrown out former President Abdulla Yameen’s 11-year prison sentence on money laundering and bribery and ordered a retrial