Democracy Network alerts Special Rapporteur on Independence of Judges on Nasheed’s sham trial
14 Mar 2015, 8:29 PM
Ismail Humaam Hamid
Human Rights group Maldivian Democracy Network (MDN) has urged the UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers to investigate the jailing of former President Mohamed Nasheed on terrorism charges.
The “independence of the judiciary has been lost,” MDN said in a letter to Gabriela Knaul, stating President Abdulla Yameen was using the judiciary as a tool to “oppress the opposition.”
“We fear that without timely intervention, the country will complete its slide back to autocracy. We strongly urge you to investigate the matter further and issue a public statement denouncing this flagrant abuse of rights being perpetuated through the Maldives’ judiciary,” the letter read.
MDN called upon the international community to take serious measures to prevent further human rights violations at the “helm of a corrupt judiciary.”
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