Chief Justice calls for discussions between Parliament and Judiciary

The Chief Justice has sent a letter to the Speaker of Parliament encouraging discussions between the Parliament and the Judiciary, following the summon for a third time of the three Judges presiding over the trial against former President Mohamed Nasheed, to the Parliament’s Government Oversight Committee.

The letter, sent by Chief Justice Ahmed Faiz Hussain to Speaker of Parliament Abdullah Shahid, stresses the importance of discussions to determine the best policy to follow, in the event that a member of the Judiciary is required to attend a Parliament Committee.

Faiz said in the letter that the institution responsible for advising the Parliament on issues related to justice and courts, is the Judicial Service Commission (JSC); thus, it would be best to communicate with the JSC in the event that that Parliament requires information related to the Judiciary for an investigation.

The Parliament has not yet responded to the Chief Justice’s letter.

The three Judges presiding over Nasheed’s trial, Sujau Usman, Abdul Nasir Abdul Raheem and Hussain Mazeed have been notified to attend Parliament’s Government Oversight Committee at 9:00pm tonight.

This is the third time that the Judges are summoned to the Committee.

Committee Chairman, Thoddoo MP Ali Waheed said that the Judges are summoned for questioning on an issue under investigation by the Committee, related to the report of the Commission of National Inquiry.