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HOW THE LION BENEFITS FROM THE LITTLE ANIMALS' POVERTY

One day all the little animals went up to the King of the Jungle and complained about their poverty, and in particular about the fact that every time, during the dry season, they had to travel long distances to drink the precious fluid, and demanded a WATER WELL be built for them... They cited how the resources that they contributed to the kingdom were wasted in WARS and EXTRAVAGANT PROJECTS to the tastes of the King... He, however, replied with all kinds of excuses: the lack of resources, that it wasn't a matter of him not wanting it, but that it was a matter of "priorities" --which was one of his favorite words...

Meanwhile, an Owl --who had very good eyes-- had been observing life in the jungle, and thought this way: "Every time there's a dry season the little animals must come to the little dirty waterhole where the Lion waits for them... Had they been well fed and strong, he would have had to run after them and even risk resistance. And, more importantly, the little animals are forced to fight the Lion's wars as the quick way out of poverty..."

And that's how the Owl landed an important --and well paid-- post in the brand new Astronomy Department created by the King of the Jungle --to the effect of exploring life in other planets

Golha Is Planning To Visit Addu and Huvadhoo

Reliable Sources have confirmed Golha is planning to visit addu and huvadhoo during the next 48 eight hours. He is trying to play a media campaign to get international donors to help. He has previously asked for international help to rebuild the islands after the recent tidal waves

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Fahala Saeed Appeal Begins

Minivan Daily Journalist, Abdulla (Fahala) Saeed’s appeal against drug offences began at the High Court on Sunday.

Fahala, known for articles critical of the government and their use of violence, was sentenced to life imprisonment in April 2006 for possession with intent to supply heroin.

He claims drugs were planted in his trouser pockets during a police search, after officers had earlier emptied his pockets in his presence and found nothing.
At Sunday’s appeal, Fahala’s lawyer Husnu-al-Suood argued the charges were false and a “deliberate attempt to hurt him.”

Suood asked the judge to consider why the drugs were not found during the first search, but inside Fahala’s trouser pockets, only after he had stripped naked, and his trousers had been taken away by police and brought back.

“It took the police five minutes to find four packets of drugs in Fahala’s pocket. This gives them ample time to plant the drugs in his pocket,” he says.

Suood condemned the Criminal Court’s reliance on witness statements by two officers which contradicted each other. One statement says the officers stood behind Fahala while the strip search was taking place, the other says they were standing one foot in front of Fahala.
"The chances of winning are very small. I am not very hopeful as the High Court is more conservative than the lower courts,” Suood said on prospects for the appeal.

"We want to give it a maximum fight. The only weakness in the case is that Fahala was sentenced in the 1990's for drug abuse and the current charges are based on that,” he added.

A date for the next hearing will be set once the Judge, Adam Mohamed, has considered the case.