The first full convictions for terrorism were handed down on Thursday over October’s mosque siege on Alif Alif Himandhoo, with five men – including Abdullah Ali Manik, believed to be a key member of the rebel religious group – receiving ten-year jail sentences.
Abdullah Ali Manik of Haa Alif Molhadhoo, who had studied in Pakistan, is believed to have been a leader among the rebel worshippers who established the illegal Dhar-el-Khuir mosque on Himandhoo.He was sentenced to ten years in prison for terrorism after the court saw video evidence of him attacking police and army officers with a stick during the October 7 siege, which the judge described as a “war” between worshippers and security forces. The judge noted that Manik had three past convictions under the Religious Unity Act.Also sentenced to ten years for terrorism were Ahmed Naseem, Jaufar Mohamed, Abdul Ghadir Ibrahim and Ali Nasheed, all of Alif Alif Himandhoo.
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