Suspension lifted for sixteen more lawyers
The suspension was reportedly lifted after the lawyers formally apologised in writing to the apex court for signing a petition calling for judicial reform.
01 Oct 2017, 9:00 AM
The administrative arm of the Maldives judiciary has lifted the suspension of 16 lawyers who signed a petition calling for judicial reform.
The Department of Judicial Administration – which functions under the direct supervision of the Supreme Court – announced Saturday that the suspension was lifted after the investigation of their cases was completed.
According to local media, the lawyers formally apologised in writing for signing the petition and causing offence.
The DJA previously lifted the suspension of 13 out of the 54 lawyers who were barred from appearing in court on September 10. The 54 lawyers, who represented one-third of licensed practitioners in the country, were suspended pending a contempt of court inquiry for allegedly “obstructing the independence of the judiciary and the independence of the judges by forming a group and illegally assembling outside the Supreme Court”.
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