Headmaster placed under house arrest on contempt of court charge
A magistrate court has raised charges of contempt and placed a school headmaster under house arrest when he accused a judge at the court of harassing his sister, an administrative staff at the courthouse, in a private text message, The Maldives Independent has learned
01 Feb 2016, 9:00 AM
A magistrate court has raised charges of contempt and placed a school headmaster under house arrest when he reprimanded a judge at the court for allegedly harassing his sister, an administrative staff at the courthouse, in a private text message, The Maldives Independent has learned
Mohamed Shaukath, the head of Hamad Bin Khaleefa Al Thani School in Laamu Atoll Fonadhoo Island, was summoned on Sunday, where a three-judge panel ordered him to apologise for “harassing and threatening judges, and defaming the judiciary,” according to two separate reliable sources.
The trial was overseen by the same judge who is involved in the dispute.
When Shaukath asked for legal counsel, he was placed under house arrest and given a period of five days to appoint a lawyer, a well-placed source said.
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