Nazim Sattar, brother of Former President and Speaker of Parliament Mohamed Nasheed, has been found guilty of homosexuality.

Nazim Sattar had pleaded guilty during the preliminary hearing of the case held today, where he was accused of having sex with a Bangladeshi man named MD Alamgir. Media Official at the Prosecutor General's Office revealed that a verdict in the case will be delivered within this week as he has pleaded guilty.

In the case against Nazim, the punishment would be of Nine months and 18 days, however since he had plead guilty the punishment will be lowered one level and will be seven months and six days.

Apart from Nazim, an officer who worked in Police Drug Enforcement Department Abdul Rahman Rafeeu, and former Nolhivaram MP Mohamed Nasheed were also charged with the same, for having had sex with Alamgir.

The hearing in Abdul Rahman Rafeeu's case was also held today, where he was given ten days to find a lawyer. While the hearing for Nasheed's case began today as well, the hearing was focused on a decision regarding a temporary order.

The Criminal Court had also sentenced Alamgir for seven months in jail for pleading guilty.