The Civil Court has dimissed the case filed by prominent businessman and former parliamentarian Abdulla Jabir case over the state’s decision to suspend his travel documents.
The case was dismissed on the grounds that a representative from Jabir had not attended nor been part of any court proceedings.
The case was filed against the state, namely the Department of Immigration and Emigration.
Jabir, who was made advisor to opposition leader Mohamed Nasheed earlier this year, had his passport suspended in June.
Jabir had attempted to fly to the United Kingdom from Italy when the country’s immigration officials told him that his passport had been suspended. He was detained at the airport in Gatwick for a total of 15 hours before being released.
His travel documents were reportedly suspended in relation to an ongoing investigation, for which the police announced they were looking to apprehend him on 27th April.
