MALE, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- The Maldivian Prosecutor General's Office has raised 13 charges against the four suspects involved in a terror attack targeting former president and Speaker of Parliament Mohamed Nasheed on May 6, local media reported here Wednesday.
Prosecutor General Hussain Shameem told the media on Tuesday that his office has submitted charges against the four suspects to the Criminal Court of the Maldives. The four suspects face a maximum prison sentence of 37 years, 49 years, 46 years, and 30 years respectively if found guilty on all charges.
The charges leveled against the four suspects include attempting a terrorist act, planning a terrorist act, participating in a terrorist act, supporting a terrorist group, attempted murder with the use of a weapon, aiding in transporting explosives, and aiding a fleeing criminal.
Shameem said he hopes the trial will be broadcast on public television. The Maldivian Police Service has said that the suspects are inspired by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) but not directly connected to the group.
Nasheed was critically injured by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted on a motorbike near his vehicle in Male on May 6. He was admitted to the ADK Hospital where he received multiple life saving surgeries before being transferred to Germany for further treatment and recovery. Enditem
