The Criminal Court has remanded former Foreign Minister Abdullah Shahid to custody for 30 days after he was arrested on allegations of sexually assaulting a minor.
Police said during his custody hearing, State Prosecutors requested that Shahid be remanded in custody till the end of the trial. However, the court ordered him to remain in custody for 30 days.
The President of the main opposition party, MDP, was arrested last night around 10:00 pm after allegations surfaced that Shahid had sexually assaulted an underage girl.
Details of the allegations remain unclear, but Police said that the case is being investigated as a very serious one.
Hours before his arrest, the Former President of the UN General Assembly said on Social Media that the politically motivated slaughter of his personality is an unsubstantiated lie.
