File related to Dhiyana's case regarding change of government taken to Supreme Court

The file related to the case filed by former Gender Minister Fathimath Dhiyana to Civil Court, claiming that the government of former President Mohamed Nasheed was changed in violation of the law, has been taken to the Supreme Court.

This came following a request by the State to declare that the case can only be dealt with by the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court said in an order, that the file of the case ongoing in Civil Court was taken to Supreme Court on Thursday.

At the last session of the trial held in Civil Court, State Prosecutor Ushama Moosa said that the State had understood after assessment of the case filed to Civil Court by Dhiyana against Speaker of Parliament Abdullah Shahid, that this is a constitutional issue which can only be dealt with by the Supreme Court. Ushama said that the Supreme Court had thus been requested to declare that the case can only be dealt with by the Supreme Court.

This case was filed to Civil Court by Dhiyana, Israah Thaufeeg of G. Ranrihi, and Aminath Nazli of Ocean Reed of Gaaf Alif Kolamaafushi.

Presenting the claims in court, Nazli said that officers of the Maldives Police and the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) engaged in illegal activities in cooperation with members of the public, to change the government formed legitimately in 2008.

She said that police and MNDF officers used offensive language and called for the resignation of the then president, and undermined the authority of senior police officers by appointing Superintendent of Police Abdullah Fairoosh as Commissioner of Police while the post of Commissioner of Police was held by another person. She said that the resignation of the president involved several questionable incidents.