Yesterday the Parliament’s National Security Committee has decided to summon Home Minister Hassan Afeef and Defence Minister Thalhath Ibrahim and Home Minister Hassan Afeef to clarify some information following the protests in Male’ every night after the military detained Chief Judge of the Criminal Court Abdulla Mohamed.
The issue was presented to the National Security Committee by Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) MP for Manadhoo Mohamed Thoriq.
Former Judicial Service Commission (JSC) members Aishath Velizinee and Dhivehi Rayithunge Party (DRP) MP Dr Afrasheem Ali will also be summoned regarding the issue.
Yesterday a closed door meeting of the Parliament’s Security Services Committee was also held. No information about the meeting was provided by parliament except for the MPs that were present at the meeting.
Parliament said the meeting attendees were Jumhooree Party (JP) Leader and MP ‘Burma’ Gasim Ibrahim, MDP Chairperson and MP Moosa Manik, MDP MP Eva Abdulla, MDP MP Ahmed Sameer, MDP MP Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, MP for Guraidhoo Constituency MP Ibrahim Riza, Dhivehi Qaumee Party (DQP) MP Riyaz Rasheed, MP for Kimbidhoo Constituency Moosa Zameer, DRP MP Ali Azim and MDP Vice President and MP Alhan Fahmy.
A meeting of Parliament’s Independent Commissions Committee regarding the detention of Judge Abdulla was also held yesterday, following which the MPs decided to summon members of the Human Rights Commission of the Maldives (HRCM) today.
The Committee also decided to summon the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) and Prosecutor General (PG) to the committee.
Criminal Court Chief Judge Abdulla Mohamed was arrested by the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) on the evening of Monday, January 16, in compliance with a police request after the judge had his police summons overturned in the High Court.
After his arrest, the High Court issued several warrants to produce Judge Abdulla to the court. The MNDF has not responded to the requests.
The judicial crisis remains at an impasse after the JSC reiterated that it was unable to continue investigating Judge Abdulla Mohamed because of a Civil Court injunction filed by the judge. The government has sought international legal assistance to resolve the matter.
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Why is this such a big issue now? The JSC has officially informed the Majlis that they could not proceed with their investigation because the Civil Court has issued a writ to stop it.
The issue here is that courts cannot issue writs every time they want to. They have to follow certain procedures. Any investigation is a criminal matter and so how can the Civil Court issue an injunction in the first place?
The JSC is tasked under the constitution to investigate the Judiciary and the mandate of the courts is not make law but to implement it. If the Judges are not implementing the law and in fact obstructing the law the Majlis should order the JSC to suspend those judges. If this was the case we would not have to come to this fiasco.
The fact that civil court is able to say something against JSC itself is a matter of concern. JSC is considered a body that has been appointed to oversee the justice facets of the country.
What hopes does such a country has where the Justice system is corrupt, and clearly a part of the old maumoon regime that seeks to put a standstill to the growth of this nation by any means.