Ex-official in India embassy arson call charged
If convicted, he could face one year and seven months in prison.
By
Mariyam Umna Ismail
Prosecutor General's Office (PG) on Sunday filed a charge sheet against Abbas Adil Riza, who called for setting the Indian high commission in the Maldives on fire.
Abbas, an opposition activist, was arrested on December 25 on a court order after he called for setting the Indian high commission on fire on social media. However, he was released on January 13.
The PG office has filed a chargesheet against him in the criminal court on Sunday. Giving details of the charges against him, the office said:
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charged under Penal Code, for inciting violence and destruction
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Abbas Adil Riza, speaking on social media platform Clubhouse on December 22, called for violence when he was not satisfied with the trial of former president Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom in a money laundering case
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The next day, he tweeted calling for arson at the Indian embassy
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If convicted, he could face one year and seven months in prison
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If convicted, he could face one year and seven months in prison
Abbas, who held key positions in former President Mohamed Waheed and Yameen's administrations, said in a tweet that the arson was committed in Addu on February 8, 2012 on Indian orders, referring to the violence that followed the fall of former president Mohamed Nasheed's government in 2012.
"There is no compensation for that yet. I think we should start with the embassy," the tweet read.
