Ruling party MPs on the parliament’s judiciary committee voted to deny Supreme Court Justice Azmiralda Zahir the opportunity to defend herself against the JSC’s recommendation that she be removed from the bench.
The criminal court extended Raudh Ahmed Zilal’s detention by five days. Raudh was with Hawwa Yumn Rasheed before her unexplained fall from a nine-storey building on April 18. Meanwhile, police told the media on Friday that they have not yet been able to take a statement from Yumn, despite her regaining consciousness.
The State Electric Company (STELCO) said it would offer a discount on April’s electricity bills, to ease the burden caused by increased usage during the month’s high temperatures.
President Muizzu inaugurated the two-day “Maldives 2.0 Digital Transformation Summit,” where government institutions will discuss plans to modernise public services through sectoral digitalisation and secure, citizen-focused e-governance. He said that combating corruption is a key goal of the initiative. Homeland Security Minister Ali Ihsaan dismissed opposition claims that the Maldives 2.0 digitalisation plan seeks to introduce e-voting.
First Lady Sajidha Mohamed, speaking at the Juvenile Justice Conference, called for urgent reforms to the Maldives’ juvenile justice system, urging a move away from punitive measures toward child protection and early intervention.
President Muizzu, in his Children’s Day message, urged collective efforts to raise a generation that upholds “sovereignty, dignity and civilisation” and embraces “Islamic principles and leadership”.
Maldives has been added to the Mecca Route Initiative, which will streamline immigration procedures for Maldivian Hajj pilgrims, the islamic ministry announced.
Police reshuffled their leadership, appointing new heads for nine departments.
The Prosecutor General appointed Aishath Mohamed as deputy prosecutor general and Hussaim Saamee as assistant prosecutor general.