Lawyers for Dhiggaru Constituency MP Ahmed Faris Maumoon say that holding the Parliamentarian in a remand jail was illegal and called on Criminal Court to review the order.

In a letter to Criminal Court Judge Adam Arif, lawyer Maumoon Hameed said that that holding an individual in a remand jail for the duration of the investigation is direct violation of the Jail and Parole Act (14/2013) clause 4(a), especially given that there are no formal charges against the Parliamentarian.

The letter had asked the Court to review the remand ruling issued.

It also said that the remand order was contrary to the express provisions of the law, which state that persons detained during the investigation stage must be detained at a custodial jail so designated in accordance with the law.

MP Faris Maumoon was taken into Police custody following the bribery claims made on the Parliamentarian. Criminal Court had sentenced to hold him in detention until the end of the trial. However, no formal charges had been raised against the Parliamentarian.