A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
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 […]
Lawyers speak to press after presenting a “great, big” Constitution to the Attorney General. Lawyers, who have been suspended over submitting a petition to the Supreme Court, declared Monday that the authorities’ decision to take action against them instead of addressing the issues highlighted in their petition is a great injustice. A large number of […]
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, […]
The 50 lawyers who signed the petition lined up in front of the Supreme Court. PHOTO / MIHAARU The Supreme Court on Wednesday threw out a petition filed by 50 lawyers, expressing concern about the Maldivian judiciary. Lawyer Mahfooz Saeed revealed that the apex court had claimed that it cannot accept such petitions. In the […]