The Supreme Court overturned the 13-year conviction over charges of terrorism imposed upon Former president Mohamed Nasheed on Monday.
Prosecutor General Aishath Bisham filed at the apex court in October seeking to revise the Criminal Court ruling on March 13, 2015, that found Nasheed guilty over the arbitrary detention of the court's then Chief Judge Abdulla Mohamed at K.Girifushi, during his presidency.
It was alleged that on Nasheed's orders, police had raided former judge Abdulla Mohamed's residence during the early hours of the evening on January 16, 2012, forcibly arresting and transporting him to Girifushi.
Although the Supreme Court has declared Nasheed a free man, both the Supreme Court and High Court have previously upheld the Criminal Court verdict. Meanwhile, United Nations (UN) Working Group on Arbitrary Detention also deemed that the sentence was passed unconstitutionally, calling for Nasheed's immediate release.
Shortly after his conviction, Nasheed was granted political asylum in the UK in January 2016 after being allowed to travel there for medical purposes and was living in the UK, with frequent visits to neighbouring Sri Lanka until his triumphant return on November 1, following the defeat of President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom in the 2018 Presidential Elections.
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