Business as usual for Didi
Supreme Court justice turns up for work despite being suspended by judicial watchdog
17 Jun 2019, 9:00 AM
Hassan Mohamed
Abdulla Didi resumed work at the Supreme Court on Sunday in apparent defiance of the Judicial Service Commission, which suspended him on Wednesday.
The judicial watchdog, which investigates complaints against the judiciary, made the historic decision to suspend Didi because he stands accused of taking a US$1 million bribe in 2015 to sentence former President Mohamed Nasheed to 13 years in jail.
The drama continued on Thursday when the Supreme Court ordered a stay following an appeal by Didi. However the 10-member JSC voted to disregard the top court’s ruling late the same day.
The bribery allegation against Didi was submitted to the JSC by Nasheed, who is a member of the commission by virtue of his being parliamentary speaker.
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