Appeal hearings of the 11 year jail term for former Defense Minister Mohamed Nazim has been scheduled for the 22nd June.
It has been reported that the hearings of the appeal is to begin at 10.50 am on Monday, 22nd June. CNM has reported that the court summons had been sent to Nazim as well.
Nazim was issued the jail sentence on March 2th, after the authorities allegedly found a pistol in his residence. The state alleged that Nazim had intended to use the pistol in an assassination attempt on President Abdullah Yameen, Tourism Minister Ahmed Adeeb and Police Commissioner Hussain Waheed.
Court ruling stated that the defense lawyers failed to prove without a reasonable doubt that the pistol did not belong to Nazim.
Nazim appeal hearings scheduled for 22nd of this month
