Criminal Court on Friday added four more days to the remand of opposition Jumhoory Party (JP) leader Gasim Ibrahim.
The Maamigili lawmaker, who was arrested over allegations of attempting to bribe fellow lawmakers and making incitements to overthrow the government, had been remanded by the criminal court for 15 days.
The business magnate had appealed the original 15 days remand but the High court had backed the lower court's ruling to remand Gasim stating the court had not found any grounds to overturn the lower court’s ruling as the parliamentary privileges and immunity act would only apply to the initial arrest warrant.
Gasim was first arrested on April 6 over the bribery allegations made ahead of the censure motion against parliament’s speaker Abdulla Maseeh; however, the high court freed him days later after ruling that he was arrested in violence of due procedure.
Gasim is currently in remand in Dhoonidhoo island.
