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Maldivian President Muizzu returns controversial Supreme Court reform bill to parliament
By Abdulla Shujau/Maldivian Republic Male, March 12 -President Mohamed Muizzu on Tuesday returned to Parliament for reconsideration a bill that would reduce the number of Supreme Court justices from seven to five. Muizzu returned the bill under Article 91(a) of the Constitution, which allows the...
Maldvian Attorney General Ahmed Usham distributes money to staff controversially
Usham has been facing criticism for leading President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu's plan to alter the bench of the Supreme Cour
Crisis in Maldivian Supreme Court deepens, two judges summoned by Judicial Commission
Judges and the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party accuse President Muizzu of intimidating the higher judiciary
Maldivian opposition calls for probe into President Muizzu’s alleged intimidation of Supreme Court Judges
The main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) has condemned President Mohamed Muizzu’s alleged interference in the judiciary
Maldivian Supreme Court Justice Husnu Al Suood resigns, accusing President Muizzu of interference
By Ibrahim Inaan/ Maldives Republic Male, March 4 – Supreme Court Justice Husnu Al Suood resigned on Tuesday, alleging undue influence by President Mohamed Muizzu on judges handling a constitutional case. In his resignation letter addressed to the president, Suood condemned the Judicial Service Commission’s...
Former Maldivian MP Ibrahim Ismail files petition to restore Supreme Court functions
They are disrupted by the suspension of three of its justices
Maldivian opposition leader calls for protests against dismantling of democracy
By Abdulla Shujau/Maldives Republic Male, February 27 – The main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) Chairperson Fayyaz Ismail has called for continuous protests against what he describes as an “illegitimate state” under President Mohamed Muizzu, accusing his government of violating the Constitution and dismantling democratic...
Maldives Judicial Service Commission suspends 3 Supreme Court Justices ahead of key hearing
The court was to hear petition challenging the constitutionality of the law that strips lawmakers of their seats if they leave or are expelled from the party under which they were elected.
MDP condemns Muizzu’s move to downsize Supreme Court as threat to judicial independence
Following his removal of a member from the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) and a proposed change to the Supreme Court’s composition
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