Home Ministry dissolves Bar Association
24 Jun 2014, 7:45 PM
Zaheena Rasheed
The Ministry of Home Affairs has dissolved the Maldives Bar Association (MBA) for failure to change its name as per a Supreme Court ruling and appoint a governing committee.
A Home Ministry letter also said the organisation had failed to submit an annual report as per regulations.
The Bar Association – formed in April 2013 to empower, lobby, and advocate on behalf of legal practitioners – is headed by veteran lawyer and former Attorney General Husnu Al Suood.
On April 9, Supreme Court told the Home Ministry to ask the organisation to change its name within 14 days, claiming the Bar Association title could only be used for an official body regulated by law with the participation of the entire legal community and judicial sector.
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