High Court overturns Criminal Court suspension of MP Imthiyaz
03 Jan 2012, 3:22 PM
The High Court yesterday ruled that the suspension of lawyer and MP Imthiyaz Fahmy for six months by Criminal Court Chief Judge Abdulla Mohamed for alleged contempt of court in February 2010 was unlawful.
The ruling Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) MP for Maafanu North had appealed the decision in May 2010.
The three-judge panel of the High Court found that the suspension violated principles of procedural fairness and due process for declaring persons in contempt of court.
The judges noted that while the suspension was reported in local media the following day, Imthiyaz was not officially informed of the sanction until March 9, 2010.
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