Parliament Speaker Mohamed Nasheed's brother, Nazim Abdul Sattar, has pleaded guilty to the charge raised against him in relation to a leaked video of him having homosexual relations with a Bangladeshi national.
A Bangladeshi national, MD Alamgir, filmed himself having homosexual relations with several local men, including politicians, prominent businessmen, and law enforcement officials. Some of these videos were leaked on social media platforms. While several of these men have been identified, charges have been raised against three people thus far, including Nazim Abdul Sattar, former Nolhivaram MP Mohamed Nasheed, and police DED officer Abdul Rahman Rafiu. On August 31, Alamgir was found guilty of three counts of homosexual relations and has been sentenced to seven months and six days in jail.
Nazim was charged with sexual misconduct in connection to the case. While his trial began at the Criminal Court on Sunday, Nazim pleaded guilty to the charges at Sunday's closed hearing. He said he had an immoral relationship with Alamgir but had not fornicated with him. Due to his admission of guilt, the presiding judge said the case would be decided expeditiously. The verdict is scheduled for this week.
Although Nazim has pleaded guilty to the charges against him, he denied it was him seen in the video when it was first posted on social media. He claimed that the video was an edit.
