The Criminal Court held a hearing on Sunday in the case against Saud Ali, Mayor of GDh. Thinadhoo, who is accused of submitting falsified population data to secure city status for the island. The judge granted him time and scheduled the next hearing for November 10, when the defense must enter a plea and evidence will be disclosed.
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The Criminal Court on Sunday held a hearing in the case against the Mayor of GDh. Thinadhoo, Saud Ali, who is accused of submitting falsified population data to state authorities in a bid to secure city status for the island.
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He noted that if sentencing is determined under such an agreement during the preliminary hearing, the penalty for the charge of knowingly providing a fraudulent document would be reduced to one year and 12 days.
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