The appeal hearings of the President of the Adhaalath Party, Sheikh Imran Abdulla and the Chairperson of the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) Ali Waheed has been concluded yesterday at the High Court.
During the appeal hearing, the lawyer of Sheikh Imran and Ali, Husnu Al Suood noted that none of the speeches made by any of them called for violence or instigate the people to compromise the security of the nation.
He said that despite the claims made by the government they cannot be accepted as facts.
During the hearing held at 2:30pm on Monday, the judges bench announced that all hearings of the case have concluded and that a verdict will be issued during another hearing held on a later date. However, the court did not reveal the date on which the verdict will be issued.
Meanwhile, Detainees, lawyers and families of detainees from May Day protest have reported of police brutality and abuse during and after arrest on 1 May.
Police arrested 195 people, including minors, and the leaders of all the main opposition parties.
MDP Chairperson Ali Waheed, Adhaalath Party President Sheikh Imran Abdulla, and Jumhooree Party Deputy Leader Ameen Ibrahim were all arrested in the early hours of Saturday morning, following a court order alleging them of attempting to overthrow the government.
The crackdown by the Yameen regime constitutes one of the biggest mass arrests in the Maldives’ history.
An estimated 25,000 people poured onto the streets of Male’ on Friday afternoon, demanding an end to government tyranny and the release of political prisoners
The three political parties put aside their differences and joined forces earlier this year, in response to a wave of anti-democratic actions by the Yameen regime, including the firing of the country’s Chief Justice, harassment of the Elections Commission, and jailing of opposition politicians.