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LAWASIA heads to Maldives to discern judicial troubles

LAWASIA heads to Maldives to discern judicial troubles

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Former Attorney General Husnu Al-Suood with the copy of the “big” Constitution that was presented to the Attorney General’s Office. PHOTO / TWITTER The Law Association for Asia and the Pacific (LAWASIA), a regional association of legal representatives, has decided to send a delegation on a fact finding mission to the Maldives. According to a […]

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Ex-AG calls on Maldives SC Justices for judicial reform before time runs out

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Former Attorney General Husnu Suood in RaajjeTV’s Bodu Suvaalu program — Photo by: Abdulla Naseer Ibrahim The lack of justice will only be apparent when one suffers says former Attorney General Husnu Suood, advising the Justices of Supreme Court to rectify the issues within the nation’s judiciary before they suffer. Speaking in RaajjeTV’s ‘Bodu Suvaalu’ […]

During the press conference held by lawyers who were suspended indefinitely over submitting a petition to the the Supreme Court raising concerns about the Maldivian judiciary. PHOTO: NISHAN ALI/MIHAARU

Suspended lawyers warn of more petitions to come

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During the press conference held by lawyers who were suspended indefinitely over submitting a petition to the the Supreme Court raising concerns about the Maldivian judiciary. PHOTO: NISHAN ALI/MIHAARU The lawyers, who are suspended over submitting a petition to the Supreme Court, proclaimed that they will not shrink away from their efforts to protect the legal […]

Former Attorney General Husnu Al-Suood with the copy of the "big" constitution that was presented to the Attorney General's Office. PHOTO / TWITTER

Lawyers present AG with a “great big” constitution

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Former Attorney General Husnu Al-Suood with the copy of the “big” Constitution that was presented to the Attorney General’s Office. PHOTO / TWITTER A team of lawyers on Sunday presented Attorney General Mohamed Anil with a “great big” copy of the Maldivian Constitution. The literally and physically “great big” Constitution, which is printed in colour, […]

Maamigili MP Qasim Ibrahim carried out from the Criminal Court on a stretcher to the ambulance after he fainted during his hearing. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU

Aftermath of Qasim’s sentence: an outpour of criticism

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Maamigili MP Qasim Ibrahim carried out from the Criminal Court on a stretcher to the ambulance after he fainted during his hearing. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU The Maldives’ ever-so-controversial political arena saw an exceptionally ‘dramatic’ two days this past weekend. Thursday evening, opposition Jumhoory Party (JP) leader and former Maamigili MP Qasim Ibrahim collapsed in the […]