Chief justice refuses to accept summons from watchdog
The JSC is investigating 18 complaints against Didi.
12 Nov 2019, 9:00 AM
Chief Justice Dr Ahmed Abdulla Didi refused to accept a summons on Monday night to appear for questioning by the Judicial Service Commission over alleged ethical misconduct.
A JSC employee tried to hand over the document and showed his identity card but “the chief justice refused to accept the notice, went inside and shut the door,” the watchdog said in a statement issued after a Supreme Court official told some media outlets that an unknown person tried to enter Didi’s residence.
A Supreme Court justice who lives in Didi’s building accepted a notice from the JSC staff, the watchdog noted.
The chief justice has been at loggerheads with the oversight body since its majority tilted in the wake of presidential and parliamentary elections. Along with a lawyer elected by licensed practitioners, the 10-member commission is comprised of three representatives each from the executive, legislature and judiciary.
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