The ruling after the Application Hearing by the State to move the abuse of office case of former Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum and former Supervisor of Elections Mohammed Saneem to the High Court, will be delivered next Friday.
Sayed-Khaiyum and Saneem appeared before Magistrate Yogesh Prasad this afternoon.
Defence lawyer Devanesh Sharma also filed a recusal for Acting Director of Public Prosecutions Nancy Tikoisuva.
While making her submission, Tikoisuva quoted section 188 of the Criminal Procedures Act that an application can be made by the prosecutor that the case should be called in the High Court.
Sharma stated that there is a bit of disconnect on the definition of civil servant, public servant and public official.
Magistrate Prasad says while the two sides have made very good submissions, he is going to give his ruling next week.
It is alleged that Sayed-Khaiyum between June 30th and July 12th in 2022, while being the Acting Prime Minister, signed a Deed of Variation and Addendum between the Government and the then Supervisor of Elections, Saneem.
It is alleged that the approval for the government to pay the taxes of Saneem was done without the proper approval of the Constitutional Offices Commission and the President.
It is alleged that between the 1st of June 2022 and the 31st of July 2022, while being employed as the Supervisor of Elections, Saneem without lawful authority and reasonable excuse, asked for, and obtained a benefit for himself, that is, the approval and payment of deductible tax relief of more than $50,000 on his back pay from a senior Government official.
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