Prosecutor appeals acquittals in brutal stabbing murder
PG office said it had filed an appeal of the seven acquittals at the High Court on Tuesday.
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PG office said it had filed an appeal of the seven acquittals at the High Court on Tuesday.
Prosecutor General's (PG) office has appealed the acquittals of the seven men charged in the murder case of Mohammed Anas, who was stabbed to death six years ago in the capital Male.
Mohamed Anas, Fenfiyazge/R. Meedhoo was brutally murdered on July 31, 2017. Eight people were charged in the case, of whom only one was convicted; a minor, who was under 18 at the time. President Ibrahim Mohammed Solih pardoned his prison sentence in the last government.
The seven others involved in the case were acquitted by the Criminal Court in February and were subsequently released, six years after Anas' death.
Judge Ali Nadeem, who heard the case in the Criminal Court, said the evidence submitted by the police to prove the charges did not prove beyond reasonable doubt that they were involved in the crime.
PG office said it had filed an appeal of the seven acquittals at the High Court on Tuesday.
