Parliament sacks Thinadhoo magistrate in judicial first
Ibrahim Rasheed verbally abused a woman in public.
27 Jun 2019, 9:00 AM
Hassan Mohamed
Parliament has overwhelmingly voted to dismiss Thinadhoo Magistrate Ibrahim Rasheed for verbally abusing a woman in public.
The historic motion to oust the Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll magistrate was passed on Wednesday with 70 votes for the motion and none against.
The Judicial Service Commission found Rasheed, 41, guilty of breaking the ethical code for judges and magistrates after publicly accusing a woman of illicit sexual intercourse and of having an abortion.
“This is not something a judge, who has sworn to serve justice, should be doing. If we protect judges such as Rasheed the Maldives may turn into Sodom someday,” Mickail Naseem, a lawmaker wrote on Twitter.
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