The Prosecutor General's (PG) office has decided to appeal the acquittal of seven people charged with assault with the intent to murder former PG Hussain Shameem.
Earlier, some media outlets had reported that the PG office was not planning to file for an appeal.
PG office spokesperson Ahmed Shafeeu denied the reports and said an appeal would be filed in the High Court on Monday.
He did not say why the case had not been appealed sooner.
According to the Criminal Court ruling a month ago, the most important evidence submitted by the prosecution was the CCTV footage. However, the CCTV timeline contained contradictions, raising doubts about their guilt, it stated.
"The victim was submitted as a witness in this case and no further evidence to corroborate his testimony was submitted," the court said.
"The investigator's statement and the investigator's testimony at trial are based on video footage obtained in this case and are not sufficient evidence to prove the charges in the absence of credibility of the video footage and the analysis report."
In addition, the court said the prosecution had not submitted any additional evidence to support they committed the crime.
The suspects are Midhuhath Adam, Mohamed Jazlan, Ahmed Maisan Hashim, Rajuwan Latheef, Shamal Hussain, Abaan Abdul Hannaan and Zayan Naseer.
Shameem was attacked by two men on a motorcycle on January 31, 2024. He sustained a bone fracture after he was struck with a hammer.
