Senior Magistrate of Maakurath court resigns

The senior magistrate of R. Maakurath magistrate court, Adnan Hussain has resigned.

An official of the Judicial Service Commission confirmed that the resignation letter of the magistrate had been received. Adnan’s resignation comes at a time when his removal process was commenced by the JSC and accepted by the Judiciary Committee of the Parliament.

Adnan is alleged of taking part in the political activities of the governing MDP and requesting to vote for an MDP candidate on social media. Allegations of sexual harassment going back eight years have also been made against the magistrate.

Adnan’s resignation comes on the same day as the resignation of Criminal Court senior judge Ahmed Hailam.