76. 工作组注意到，Mahloof 先生被预先阻止传唤证人作证，因为法官宣布根据伊斯兰教法和法律原则，控方须证实所有指控，而辩方一般来说不需要证明所指称的罪行没有发生。马尔代夫政府认为，传唤证人的权利不是一项绝对权利，法庭本来就有听取诉讼相关证据和拒绝听取无法就所审理的相关问题提供证据的证人作证的自由裁量权。
76. The Working Group notes that Mr. Mahloof was precluded from calling witnesses to testify, as the judge had declared that under sharia law and legal principles the prosecution was required to prove any charges and the defence generally did not need to prove that the alleged offence had not taken place. The Government argues that the right to call witnesses is not an absolute right and that the court has an inherent discretion to hear evidence that is relevant to the proceedings and to refuse to hear witnesses who are not capable of providing evidence that goes to a relevant matter at issue.