Supreme Court Considers Allowing New Evidence in Ex-President Yameen’s Retrial

The Supreme Court held a hearing on Wednesday to decide on the state's appeal to allow new evidence in the retrial of former President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom. The High Court had previously quashed Yameen's 11-year sentence in the Aarah Island lease case and ordered a retrial, excluding new evidence due to procedural violations. The Prosecutor General's Office appealed, arguing the exclusion contradicts Supreme Court precedents. Yameen's lawyer, Hamza Latheef, opposed, stating that the law does not provide for counter-evidence to witness statements. The Criminal Court had begun the retrial in August but adjourned pending the Supreme Court's decision.

The Supreme Court held a hearing on Wednesday to decide on the state's appeal to allow new evidence in the retrial of former President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom. The High Court had previously quashed Yameen's 11-year sentence in the Aarah Island lease case and ordered a retrial, excluding new evidence due to procedural violations. The Prosecutor General's Office appealed, arguing the exclusion contradicts Supreme Court precedents. Yameen's lawyer, Hamza Latheef, opposed, stating that the law does not provide for counter-evidence to witness statements. The Criminal Court had begun the retrial in August but adjourned pending the Supreme Court's decision.

The Supreme Court held a hearing on Wednesday to decide on the state's appeal to allow new evidence in the retrial of former President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom. The High Court had previously quashed Yameen's 11-year sentence in the Aarah Island lease case and ordered a retrial, excluding new evidence due to procedural violations. The Prosecutor General's Office appealed, arguing the exclusion contradicts Supreme Court precedents. Yameen's lawyer, Hamza Latheef, opposed, stating that the law does not provide for counter-evidence to witness statements. The Criminal Court had begun the retrial in August but adjourned pending the Supreme Court's decision.

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