Court urges strict action against witnesses for changing testimony

The Criminal Court has urged the state to take strict action against prosecution witnesses who change their testimony at court, reports Sun Online.

At Tuesday’s trial on the murder of Ali Shifan, of M. Fairy Corner, the presiding judge said that strict action should be taken against witnesses produced by the state who gave testimony that differed from their statements to the police.

While the witnesses testified at court on Tuesday that they saw Shifan being stabbed, they claimed that none of the six suspects detained by the state were involved in the stabbing.

Based on the testimony, the defence attorney asked the court to dismiss the charges against the accused.

However, the prosecutor objected and requested that the court order police to arrest an additional suspect, Mohamed Mishan Abdul Haadhee, of M. Silver Nest, who had been released.

The judge meanwhile ruled that lack of evidence was not sufficient reason to believe that the accused were not a threat to society. He therefore ordered police to detain Mishan Abdul Haadheen and keep the other accused in detention until the end of the trial.

All six suspects arrested in the murder case denied the charges when they were produced before the Criminal Court in September.