Judicial Independence

Maldives judicial purge continues despite global outcry

Ethics probes target judges who opposed Supreme Court dismissals.

Opposition condemns ‘unfair, politically motivated trials’

The government has meanwhile asserted the independence of the judiciary and insisted that a bomb caused the September 28 blast on the president’s speedboat: “Any suggestion to the contrary is merely scurrilous, and an obvious attempt to besmirch both the judiciary and the government.”

State Finance Minister requests Supreme Court review legitimacy of 11 opposition MPs