A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
One of the court rooms at the Criminal Court. MIHAARU FILE PHOTO/MOHAMED SHARUHAAN The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) on Tuesday revealed that 31 individuals have submitted applications for vacant judicial posts. The judicial watchdog announced vacancies for four Criminal Court and two Civil Court judges, on August 17. The deadline for applications closed last Sunday. […]
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 […]
The now-suspended judge of the Criminal Court, Ahmed Rasheed (C). The Judicial Service Commission suspended Ahmed Rasheed, a judge of the Criminal Court, late Wednesday. The suspension was announced at a JSC meeting chaired by the commission’s Vice President Mohamed Faisal. Mihaaru understands that Judge Ahmed Rasheed is suspended in connection to a case JSC […]