MDP demands Supreme Court bench be replaced, inclusion of educated foreign judges
19 Mar 2013, 3:58 PM
Mohamed Naahee
The Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP)’s National Council has passed a motion calling on its parliamentary group to seek to abolish the existing Supreme Court bench and replace it with a new panel of judges, including foreign judges.
The call was made following the Supreme Court’s controversial rulings on Thursday overturning decisions made by parliament.
The Supreme Court had overturned parliament’s removal of Civil Service Commission (CSC) Chair Mohamed Fahmy Hassan on sexual harassment charges, and a decision to conduct no-confidence votes through secret ballot.
During an emergency national council meeting held on Sunday evening, the proposal by MDP national council member Mohamed ‘Sanco’ Shareef received unanimous support from all attending members, including former President Mohamed Nasheed.
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