MNDF dismiss High Court order to produce Judge Abdulla Mohamed
26 Jan 2012, 10:48 AM
Ahmed Nazeer
The High Court has ordered the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) to produce Chief Judge of the Criminal Court Abdulla Mohamed for the hearing of the case appealed by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), following the Civil Court injunction preventing the JSC from taking action against Judge Abdulla over an ethical issue.
High Court Spokesperson Ameen Faisal told Minivan News that the High Court had ordered the MNDF to produce Judge Abdulla to the court at 4:15pm today, but said the MNDF had dismissed the order. Under the Maldivian Constitution the MNDF is answerable to the President, who serves as Commander-in-Chief.
”At 4:15pm the hearing was to be conducted but the presiding judge decided that the case could not be conducted in the absence of Judge Abdulla and cancelled the hearing,” Ameen said.
MNDF Spokesperson Major Abdul Raheem told Minivan News that the MNDF had no comment on the matter.
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