State on Monday appealed the acquittal of opposition aligned Raajje TV journalist Mohamed Wisaam. Criminal Court on March 28 had acquitted opposition Wisaam of charges of obstructing a police officer due to lack of evidence.
Wisaam was charged with obstructing the duty of a police officer, after he allegedly entered an area closed off to the public during an opposition protest in the capital Male in March 2015.
The judge however, ruled that the video footage presented by the prosecution failed to implicate the journalist of a crime, while the witness testimonies could not prove that the defendant had committed a crime.
Wisaam who had been fined MVR28,000 in a similar case, escaped a prison sentence by the acquittal.
