MDP calls parliamentary debate on Supreme Court Judge Ali Hameed sex tape scandal
20 Jul 2014, 3:13 PM
Ahmed Rilwan
The opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) has called for a parliamentary debate on the judicial watchdog’s decision to clear Supreme Court Judge Ali Hameed of misconduct charges in a sex tape scandal.
The Judicial Services Commission (JSC) on June 25 claimed insufficient evidence to indict the judge in a court. The three sex tapes leaked on social media appear to show Hameed fornicating with three different foreign women in a Colombo hotel room.
The commission did not suspend Hameed in the course of investigations despite several sub committee recommendations.
Critics have since argued the JSC is mandated to conduct disciplinary investigations which entail different penalties than criminal investigations.
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