Lawyer elected to judicial watchdog
Just over a quarter of lawyers voted to elect their representative.
28 Jul 2019, 9:00 AM
Abdul Maaniu Hussain was elected on Saturday to represent lawyers on the Judicial Service Commission.
Standing against four other candidates, Maaniu was elected with 199 votes (50 percent), according to provisional results announced by the Elections Commission. Ali Rasheed came in second with 124 votes (31 percent). The other candidates included Mariyam Haneefa Khalid and outgoing information commissioner Abdul Azeez Jamal Abu Bakuru.
Despite 1,487 licensed lawyers registering to vote, the turnout was 27 percent as only 404 people cast ballots. There were seven invalid votes.
Voting took place in both the capital Malé and Addu City in the southernmost atoll.
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