Four suspects standing trial for the murder of 16 year-old Ahmed Arham have denied the allegations against them at a Criminal Court hearing held today, local media has reported.
All four suspects had been arrested in connection with the murder of Arham, 16, who was found killed inside a park in Male’ last year.
Police have previously identified the suspects as Mohamed Visham, 19, Mansoor Yousuf, 25, of Maavah Island in Laamu Atoll, Mohamed Sufyan, 19, of Gahdhoo in Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, and Athif Rasheed, of Scenery View in Maafannu Ward of Male’.
According to local media reports, all suspects except Mansoor Yousuf had appointed themselves defence lawyers.
Mansoor was reported to have told the judge hearing the case that he would appoint a lawyer at a future hearing, opting in the meantime to proceed without legal representation.
The prosecution told the presiding judge they would produce evidence against the defendants at a hearing scheduled for Sunday (January 6).
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