Adhadhu news CEO Hussain Fiyaz Moosa and the outlet's editor, Hassan Mohamed, denied qazf (slander) charges during a private hearing at the Criminal Court, after which the state presented evidence against them. A previously issued gag order bars disclosure of details of the trial, while a separate contempt-of-court prison sentence against two Adhadhu journalists is under appeal at the High Court.
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Consequently, the state presented evidence against the two journalists. Fiyaz and Hassan were then granted the opportunity to present evidence in their defense.
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two journalists from the outlet were previously sentenced to prison by the court for contempt of court, after they posed questions during a press conference at the President's Office and due to the manner in which the news report regarding the court order was written.
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