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Court cancels Sheikh Imran's appeal hearing

High Court has cancelled the scheduled hearing on Wednesday for the appeal trial of religiously conservative Adhaalath Party (AP) leader Sheikh Imran Abdulla.

The appellate court had scheduled the hearing after a long hiatus but had cancelled the hearing for reasons yet unclear.

Sheikh Imran is serving a jail sentence of 12 years on terrorism charges for inciting violence during a major opposition protest held in May 2015.

The last appeal hearing was held in April 2016.