19. 2016 年 8 月 10 日，Mahloof 先生的第二项定罪结果被上诉至高等法院。上诉于 2016 年 8 月 22 日在高等法院登记，案件号 2016/HC-A/364。来文方称，自当日起，尽管已于 2016 年 9 月 25 日向高等法院提出加快审理该案的要求，并于2016 年 10 月 27 日提出在上诉出结果前暂停 Mahloof 先生第二次听证会的要求，但高等法院尚未回复。总检察长办公室 2016 年 11 月 2 日提交的书面材料中以法官的自由裁量权为由，重申了下级法院的裁定。
19. On 10 August 2016, Mr. Mahloof’s second conviction was appealed to the High Court. The appeal was registered at the Court on 22 August 2016 under case number 2016/HC-A/364. The source states that since that date, despite a request made to the High Court on 25 September 2016 to expedite the case and a request made on 27 October 2016 to suspend Mr. Mahloof’s second hearing pending appeal, the court has not yet replied. The written submission by the Prosecutor General’s office, dated 2 November 2016, reiterates the decision of the lower court on grounds of the judge’s discretion.