Judge Ali Hameed summoned to the police for second time in a week

Supreme Court Judge Ali Hameed has been summoned to the Police Headquarters for a second time within a week in relation to a sex video that has recently come to light, allegedly implicating the judge.

It has been confirmed to Sun that Judge Ali Hamees was summoned to the police station for the investigation regarding the judge having sexual relations outside the sanctity of marriage.

Ali Hameed remained inside the police headquarters for more then 5 hours last night. The progress of the investigation is yet unclear.

Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has also established a five-member committee to investigate the sex video scandal.

The committee consists of Commission members Latheefa Gasim, Ahmed Rasheed, Commission Vice President Abdulla Didi, and two independent lawyers – Hussain Siraj and Mohamed Anil.

JSC said that the committee was established following a letter from the Maldives Police Service.