Yameen's appeal hearings delayed as judge on leave
Yameen had earlier asked the bench to expedite the appeal hearings.
By
Fathmath Ahmed Shareef
Hearings in the appeal filed over the 11-year jail sentence handed to former President Abdulla Yameen in the V. Aarah lease have been delayed owing to one of the judges of the High Court bench being on family leave, the PPM/PNC leadership said on Tuesday.
The PPM/PNC leadership on Tuesday went to the High Court to share their concerns over the delays in scheduling hearings in the appeal, with 12 days left for the presidential election nomination process.
After the meeting, Maduvvari MP Adam Shareef told reporters that the court had said that appeal hearings were delayed because a judge was on family responsibility leave.
The Criminal Court on December 25 convicted Yameen of money laundering and accepting a bribe, and sentenced him to 11 years in jail.
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He appealed the verdict in the High Court on February 21
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The appeal form was resubmitted to the High Court on March 15
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The High Court hearings began about three months after the amendment was filed
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The last hearing of the appeal in the High Court was held on July 5
Nominations for the September 9 presidential election will open on July 23, with the deadline on August 9.
Yameen had earlier asked the bench to expedite the appeal hearings.
