Judges launch workshops and action plans in apparent reform effort
The Maldives’ embattled judiciary, which has long-resisted calls for reform, has launched a series of workshops, emphasizing access to justice, improving efficiency and skills, and administrative reform.
14 May 2016, 9:00 AM
In an apparent reform effort, the Maldives’ embattled judiciary has launched an action plan and a series of workshops, emphasising access to justice, improving efficiency and skills, as well as changes to the way the judiciary works.
The latest conference on May 11 brought together judges of the supreme court, high court, and the superior and magistrate courts, where Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed called for greater transparency and respect for ethics.
The police chief, the prosecutor general and the attorney general participated in separate sessions to discuss better coordination.
The two-day conference follows the launching of a judicial sector action plan in February, a judicial pledge to stop human trafficking earlier this month, and a workshop for chief magistrates on the new penal code and the recently ratified criminal procedure code last week.
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